tumble

As verbs the difference between tumble and lie

is that tumble is (lb) to fall end over end while lie is .

As a noun tumble

is a fall.

As verbs the difference between yield and tumble

is that yield is (obsolete) to pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite while tumble is (lb) to fall end over end.

As nouns the difference between yield and tumble

is that yield is (obsolete) payment; tribute while tumble is a fall.

As verbs the difference between invert and tumble

is that invert is to turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction while tumble is (lb) to fall end over end.

As nouns the difference between invert and tumble

is that invert is (archaic) a homosexual man while tumble is a fall.

As an adjective invert

is (chemistry) subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted.

As verbs the difference between descend and tumble

is that descend is to pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing, walking, etc; to plunge; to fall; to incline downward while tumble is (lb) to fall end over end.

As a noun tumble is

a fall.

As nouns the difference between grumble and tumble

is that grumble is (onomatopoeia) a low thundering, rumbling or growling sound while tumble is a fall.

As verbs the difference between grumble and tumble

is that grumble is to make a low, growling or rumbling noise, like a hungry stomach or certain animals while tumble is (lb) to fall end over end.

In transitive terms the difference between pounce and tumble

is that pounce is to stamp holes in; to perforate while tumble is to smooth and polish a rough surface on relatively small parts.

In intransitive terms the difference between pounce and tumble

is that pounce is to eagerly seize an opportunity while tumble is to fall end over end.

As verbs the difference between writhe and tumble

is that writhe is to twist, to wring (something) while tumble is (lb) to fall end over end.

As nouns the difference between writhe and tumble

is that writhe is (knot theory) the number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot while tumble is a fall.

As nouns the difference between upset and tumble

is that upset is (uncountable) disturbance or disruption while tumble is a fall.

As verbs the difference between upset and tumble

is that upset is to make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy while tumble is (lb) to fall end over end.

As an adjective upset

is (of a person) angry, distressed or unhappy.

As nouns the difference between tumble and plum

is that tumble is a fall while plum is feather.

As a verb tumble

is (lb) to fall end over end.

In intransitive terms the difference between tumble and stagger

is that tumble is to fall end over end while stagger is to begin to doubt and waver in purposes; to become less confident or determined; to hesitate.

In transitive terms the difference between tumble and stagger

is that tumble is to smooth and polish a rough surface on relatively small parts while stagger is multiple groups doing the same thing in a uniform fashion, but starting at different, evenly-spaced, times or places (attested from 1856).