tumbling

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈtʌmblɪŋ/ UK /ˈtʌmblɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the performing of acrobatic rolls, leaps, and somersaults

The gymnast's tumbling routine drew gasps from the audience.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the performing of acrobatic... acrobatics gymnastics somersaulting rolling falling

Word family

Related forms tumble tumbler tumbled

Etymology

From tumble (frequentative of Middle English tumben, from Old English tumbian 'to dance, leap', of Germanic origin) + the suffix -ing.

tumbian Old English

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# tumbling

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈtʌmblɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtʌmblɪŋ/

## Meanings
1. the performing of acrobatic rolls, leaps, and somersaults

## Examples
- The gymnast's tumbling routine drew gasps from the audience.

## Synonyms
- acrobatics
- gymnastics
- somersaulting
- rolling
- falling

## Related Forms
- tumble
- tumbler
- tumbled

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: tumbian

## Etymology
From tumble (frequentative of Middle English tumben, from Old English tumbian 'to dance, leap', of Germanic origin) + the suffix -ing.

## AI Etymology
Tumbling is from tumble (frequentative of Middle English tumben, from Old English tumbian 'to dance, leap', of Germanic origin) + the suffix -ing. Important recorded forms include tumbian (Old English). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers the performing of acrobatic rolls, leaps, and somersaults. The wider family includes related words such as tumble, tumbler, and tumbled.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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