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tumblesetting

tumblesetting is the present participle and gerund of tumbleset.

Meaning of tumbleset

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
    Synonyms:
    somersault

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Questions about tumblesetting

What is tumblesetting the present participle and gerund of?
Tumblesetting is the present participle and gerund of tumbleset.

Words near tumblesetting in the dictionary

  1. tumbles together
  2. tumbles up
  3. tumbleset
  4. tumblesets
  5. tumblesetted
  6. tumblesetting
  7. tumblesome
  8. Tumbleson
  9. Tumblesons
  10. tumblest
  11. tumblestone

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