Tumbling

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  • noun. Gymnastics, such as somersaults, rolls, and handsprings, performed without the use of specialized apparatus.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of falling; also, the act of turning somersaults, and the like; specifically, the action of the tumbler pigeon in flight.
  • Falling; fleeting; passing; transitory.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • a. & vb. n. from tumble, v.
  • Same as Rumble, n., 4.
  • an overfall, or weir, in a canal.
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  • verb. Present participle of tumble.
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  • noun. the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
  • Word Usage
    "These elements come together because writer-director Christopher Nolan, who did the last two "Batman" films, is a master at creating what he calls a tumbling forward quality, where you're being pulled into the action."
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    tumble