Definitions for tumbling
ˈtʌm blɪŋtum·bling

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. acrobatics, tumblingnoun

   the gymnastic moves of an acrobat

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1. Tumbling

   of Tumble

2. Tumbling

   a. & vb. n. from Tumble, v

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1. Tumbling

   In gymnastics, tumbling, also known as power tumbling is an acrobatic sporting discipline which combines some of the skills of artistic gymnastics on the floor with those of trampolining. It is practised on a 25 metre long spring track. It was developed from tumbling performances performed by entertainers from very early times but as a sport is now codified, regulated, judged and performed using standardised special equipment. This sport is practised by both men and women. Competitors perform two passes, each containing 8 skills along the track, usually starting with a Round-off, Barani, or Rudi followed by a series of back-handsprings and/or whips ending in a 'dismount' skill. Only the feet and hands are allowed to make contact with the track. Governed by rules established by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique, tumbling is one of the gymnastic disciplines. Many elements of tumbling are also practised on Floor Exercise by participants of both Women's Artistic Gymnastics and Men's Artistic Gymnastics. Tumbling elements such as the round-off and back-handspring are commonly integrated into the balance beam routines of gymnasts.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tumbling in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tumbling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of tumbling in a Sentence

1. Howie Lee:

   Should (payrolls) numbers exceed 230,000 it could send gold tumbling quickly.

2. Conrad Anker:

   They're going in Khumbu Icefall and, as we found out on April 18, Khumbu Icefall's Khumbu Icefall, they're exposed to the tumbling ice, hanging seracs above it. It's very, very dangerous. It's the most dangerous place I've been in the mountains.

3. Barack Obama:

   Part of that fearlessness is because you've screwed up enough times that it's all happened. I've been through this, I've screwed up. I've been in the barrel tumbling down Niagara Falls and I emerged and I lived  That's such a liberating feeling.

4. Poet Louise Bogan:

   I hope that one or two immortal lyrics will come out of all this tumbling around.

5. Mike Fratantoni:

   The US economy and job market continued to show signs of strength, but weakness abroad and tumbling oil prices have led to further declines in longer-term interest rates.

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