tumble to
phrasal verb
tumbled to; tumbling to; tumbles to
British, informal
: to understand or become aware of (something)
They didn't tumble to the seriousness of the problem.
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People threw punches, kicked and jeered as a man on the ground tried to fend off the blows and a woman tumbled to the concrete, bloody and disoriented.
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Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 Aug. 2025
Martin also made a stellar defensive play of his own, tumbling to get to a Nick Castellanos grounder before getting to his feet and throwing him out to end the fifth inning.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
The stock broke through its 50-day moving average to start July and nearly tumbled to its 200-day moving average for the first time since the election.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 21 July 2025
The night Elisa died, video showed a deputy and a nurse watching her fall against the wall of her cell, striking her head and tumbling to the floor.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
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Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 Aug. 2025
Martin also made a stellar defensive play of his own, tumbling to get to a Nick Castellanos grounder before getting to his feet and throwing him out to end the fifth inning.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
The stock broke through its 50-day moving average to start July and nearly tumbled to its 200-day moving average for the first time since the election.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 21 July 2025
The night Elisa died, video showed a deputy and a nurse watching her fall against the wall of her cell, striking her head and tumbling to the floor.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
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“Tumble to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tumble%20to. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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