tum·bling
ˈtəm-b(ə-)liŋ 
: the skill, practice, or sport of executing gymnastic feats (such as somersaults and handsprings) without the use of apparatus
: tipped or slanted out of the vertical
—used especially of a cattle brand
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Trump officials defends tariffs Tariff whiplash has sent the stock market tumbling, consumer sentiment plummeting to the second-lowest on record since 1952 and spurred fears of a recession.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
John Marks, CNN, 7 Jan. 2023
The Senate majority leader represents the big-business wing of the Republican Party, and Wall Street, if the tumbling stock market is any indication, fears Trump’s protectionism will cause economic pain.
—Jeet Heer, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2018
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Noun
And the market reacted fast, sending the stock tumbling.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Trump officials defends tariffs Tariff whiplash has sent the stock market tumbling, consumer sentiment plummeting to the second-lowest on record since 1952 and spurred fears of a recession.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
In the last few weeks of 2022 alone, Giuliani generated one more tumbling wave of negative publicity.
—John Marks, CNN, 7 Jan. 2023
The Senate majority leader represents the big-business wing of the Republican Party, and Wall Street, if the tumbling stock market is any indication, fears Trump’s protectionism will cause economic pain.
—Jeet Heer, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2018
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“Tumbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tumbling. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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