Definition
To fall or roll end-over-end; to move in a disordered, chaotic manner; or in gymnastics, to perform a series of rolls and flips.
Example Usage
The acrobat performed an impressive tumble across the stage, landing perfectly on his feet.
Origin
Middle English 'tumblen', from Old English 'tumbian'
Fun Fact
The term 'tumbleweeds' became iconic in American culture as symbols of ghost towns, though the tumbleweed plant was actually introduced to the US accidentally via Russian thistle seeds in the 1870s.
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