Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take a tumble

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables
take a -tum-ble
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fall off something, or down something.

verb

To fall in price or value.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

takes a tumble (present, singular) taking a tumble (participle, present) took a tumble (past) taken a tumble (participle, past)

Questions

What does take a tumble mean?
To fall off something, or down something.

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