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Meanings of tumble in English
Synonyms
Examples for "collapse"
Examples for "collapse"
1
Last year, auto supporters said an industry collapse would devastate the economy.
2
Officials said the second building was not yet at risk of collapse.
3
There is great concern across Europe about the collapse of bee populations.
4
Aid groups say health services across the country are close to collapse.
5
Progressives anticipated direct government action to address the consequences of economic collapse.
1
At least the building was fairly new; it wouldn't crumble under me.
2
Casey, on the other hand, had already seen her parents' relationship crumble.
3
Billboard: Some bands crumble under that sort of weight of common experience.
4
A change in the political wind, and those barriers begin to crumble.
5
If it imposes austerity measures too harshly, the fragile economy could crumble.
1
But now, as Government revenues crumple, radical reform has become a necessity.
2
I thought Sir Henry was going to crumple up in his chair.
3
She smoothed it out, and the crumple transferred itself to her forehead.
4
He saw the derringer fall and Kao crumple up like a jackknife.
5
Afraid that if I looked away, she might crumple to the floor.
1
In the absence of trust among trading partners, market transactions break down.
2
Yet this is used to break down countries - laws and traditions.
3
A recent example, though, helps illustrate how the process can break down.
4
Unfortunately, the sad reality is that many marriages and relationships break down.
5
You know the plan; they wanted me to break down, or panic.
Usage of tumble in English
1
We sink in water; in air we tumble; on earth we stumble.
2
Shane Long obviously likes a tumble but is clearly a good player.
3
The tumble returned shares to levels last seen in late October 1999.
4
We don't often see power take such a tumble in this country.
5
If stock values tumble, so does the value of funds under management.
6
But the weapon had been lost in the tumble down the cliff.
7
Somebody might find the dome in the dark, and tumble into it.
8
Paris pressed forward despite a tumble by Cap Gemini, the software company.
9
Then I had to lie down in the bed and tumble it.
10
That led many mobile users to switch operators, causing prices to tumble.
11
You respect me; but how if one day your respect should tumble?
12
At the base of the knolls he encountered a tumble-down stake-and-rider fence.
13
So much about this young, rough-and-tumble country reminded me of my own.
14
The only country to tumble further was Syria, rocked by civil war.
15
And they live in that little tumble-down house in Mullen Lane, and-
16
Still, the drastic pace of the tumble has sent many companies scrambling.
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Translations for tumble
Catalan
Tumble through the time
Tumble across language varieties
Ireland
Common
Australia
Common
United Kingdom
Common
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