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tumbler

/ˈtʌmblə/TUHM-blur
/ˈtʌmblɚ/TUHM-blur

Meaningthat which tumbles

Common meaning: a flat-bottomed glass

Other meanings: an acrobat

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishtumbiansourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishtumblensource
  3. Englishtumble‘to fall over’
  4. Englishformed in English from tumbletumbler‘a flat-bottomed glass’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from tumble + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), TUMBLE, p.667 · scan

Source words

  • tumbian Old English · source word “dancing, leaping”

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