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tumbleset

tumbleset noun: synonym of somersault.

Noun

tumbleset (plural tumblesets)

  1. (southeast US) Synonym of somersault.
    • Well, I never seed the ole ferryboat cut up as it did that day,” went on Tobe, “ an' the sight o' that gal's arms a-pullin' away at them chains was enough to make the eyes in a body's head turn a tumbleset to see!1916, Annie Maria Barnes, The Ferry Maid of the Chattahoochee, page 113
    • If they jerk into a quick tumbleset, pack in pronto.1943, Jules Leopold, At Ease!: Two Hundred Hours of Fun and Entertainment, page 176
    Synonyms:
    somersault

Verb

tumbleset (third-person singular simple present tumblesets, present participle tumblesetting, simple past and past participle tumblesetted)

  1. (southeast US) Synonym of somersault.
    • “Git out o' the way; give me plenty of room to tumbleset." one of the bright-eyed little fellows at the Waesche street play ground for colored children said yesterday morning.1898 July 23, “Happiness For Little Ones Wesley Grove Camp”, in Baltimore Sun, page 11
    • Audubon and City parks offered picnic grounds resplendent with giant trees, brilliant flowers, and cool grass where we could roll and wrestle and "tumbleset."1965, Louisiana History, page 189
    Synonyms:
    somersault

Synonyms of tumbleset

Forms of tumbleset

Noun
pluraltumblesets
Verb
third-person singular presenttumblesets
present participletumblesetting
past participletumblesetted
pasttumblesetted

Origin of tumbleset

From tumble + set.

Questions about tumbleset

What does tumbleset mean?
Tumbleset means synonym of somersault.
What part of speech is tumbleset?
Tumbleset can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of tumbleset?
The plural of tumbleset is tumblesets.

Words near tumbleset in the dictionary

  1. tumbles in
  2. tumbles on
  3. tumbles to
  4. tumbles together
  5. tumbles up
  6. tumbleset
  7. tumblesets
  8. tumblesetted
  9. tumblesetting
  10. tumblesome
  11. Tumbleson

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