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tumbling

tuhm buh ling

  • n  the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
  • v  fall down, as if collapsing
  • v  cause to topple or tumble by pushing
  • v  roll over and over, back and forth
  • v  fly around
  • v  fall apart
  • v  throw together in a confused mass
  • v  understand, usually after some initial difficulty
  • v  fall suddenly and sharply
  • v  put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying
  • v  suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
  • v  do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully

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  • Nor was the Wall the only thing to come tumbling down.
  • It circles Jericho behind the trumpets to bring the walls tumbling down.
News & Articles

  • RBI likely to hold rates, eyeing rupee, c/a deficit
    By Suvashree Dey Choudhury MUMBAI (Reuters) - A tumbling rupee and pressure on the current account deficit are likely to prevent the Reserve Bank of India from lowering policy rates on Monday despite softening ...
    June 13, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Finance
  • Tumbling - Beg1
    Tumbling is taught in a safe and progressive enviornment as gymnasts improve their strength, flexibility, agility, and self confidene. Each session concludes with an awards ceremony as students reach their goals. Must pre-register at the Lake Community Center, space is limited.
    June 11, 2013 - WPXI Pittsburgh
  • Tumbling - Intermediate
    Tumbling is taught in a safe and progressive enviornment as gymnasts improve their strength, flexibility, agility, and self confidence. Each session concludes with an awards ceremony as students reach their goals. Students need teacher approval before entering intermediate level. You must pre-register at the Lake Communtiy Center, space is limited.
    June 11, 2013 - WPXI Pittsburgh
Quotes

  • Morgan Hamm in International GYMNAST Magazine Online
    I have been dealing with this for the last year and it has gotten worse here in Beijing,Hamm said in a statement issued Thursday afternoon through USA Gymnastics. "Right now I am unable to perform my tumbling skills at the level that I...
  • Warren Buffett in Washington Post
    By the fourth quarter, the credit crisis, coupled with tumbling home and stock prices, had produced a paralyzing fear that engulfed the country,Buffett writes. "A freefall in business activity ensued, accelerating at a pace that I have...
  • Alex Salmond in Reuters India
    It's another extraordinary development -- we're in uncharted political waters. It looks as though Blair's house of cards is coming tumbling down,SNP leader Alex Salmond said.

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