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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Region-wise, Western Europe still dominated (43.2% of revenues), but sales to North America tumbled to its lowest level ever at 7.9% of total export revenues.
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Ed Meza, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
News of the lawsuit, which accused Sherman, CDL’s CEO, of appointing two directors to the board without their names being vetted by the nominations committee, sent the company’s shares tumbling to their lowest level in over two decades.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Orsted shares tumbled to a record low on Monday in the aftermath of the work stoppage.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
The squirrel scrambled back to its perch, stopped there as though confused, and Steve’s second shot sent it tumbling to the ground.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
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Ed Meza, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
News of the lawsuit, which accused Sherman, CDL’s CEO, of appointing two directors to the board without their names being vetted by the nominations committee, sent the company’s shares tumbling to their lowest level in over two decades.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Orsted shares tumbled to a record low on Monday in the aftermath of the work stoppage.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
The squirrel scrambled back to its perch, stopped there as though confused, and Steve’s second shot sent it tumbling to the ground.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Tumble to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tumble%20to. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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