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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The 45-point loss was their worst of the season as the Wizards tumbled to 3-18.
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CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
The department on Thursday reported that weekly jobless claims unexpectedly tumbled to 191,000, the lowest in more than three years.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
Several weeks after that, a barrier collapsed, and fans tumbled to the ground, nearly crashing into Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
In fact, the University of Michigan’s monthly index on consumer sentiment tumbled to a near record low in November – a level not seen since the depth of the pandemic.
—Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Tumble to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tumble%20to. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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