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tumbling(dictionary)

tumbling (iou)



tumbling verbal noun & ppl adjective. LME.
[from TUMBLE verb + -ING1, -ING2.]
A. noun. The action of TUMBLE verb; an instance of this. LME.
b. adjective. That tumbles. LME.
Special collocations & comb.: tumbling-barrel a revolving drum or other receptacle containing an abrasive substance, in which castings, gemstones, etc., are cleaned or polished by friction. tumbling-bay an outfall from a river, canal, or reservoir; the pool into which this flows. tumbling-box = tumbling-barrel above. tumbling home the inward inclination of the upper part of a ship's sides. tumbling-mill (a) rare a tumbling-barrel; (b) a sandblaster. tumbling stone a loose stone embedded in clay; a boulder (cf. TUMBLER 10).