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Search phrase: tumble

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Antony and CleopatraAC I.iv.17Amiss to tumble on the bed of Ptolemy,Amisse to tumble on the bed of Ptolomy,
CoriolanusCor IV.vi.137As you threw caps up will he tumble down,As you threw Caps vp, will he tumble downe,
CoriolanusCor V.ii.21I have tumbled past the throw, and in his praiseI haue tumbled past the throw: and in his praise
HamletHam IV.v.63Quoth she, ‘ Before you tumbled me,Quoth she before you tumbled me,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.ii.48To tumble down thy husband and thyselfTo tumble downe thy husband, and thy selfe,
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.316My tongue should stumble in mine earnest words,My tongue should stumble in mine earnest words,
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.iv.33Now Phaethon hath tumbled from his car,Now Phaton hath tumbled from his Carre,
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.vii.11For many men that stumble at the thresholdFor many men that stumble at the Threshold,
King Edward IIIE3 III.iv.22And made the wicked stumble at themselves.And made the wicked stumble at them selues.
King JohnKJ III.iv.176Or as a little snow, tumbled about,Or, as a little snow, tumbled about,
King LearKL IV.i.19I stumbled when I saw. Full oft 'tis seenI stumbled when I saw. Full oft 'tis seene,
Love's Labour's LostLLL II.i.225Did stumble with haste in his eyesight to be.Did stumble with haste in his eie-sight to be,
Love's Labour's LostLLL III.i.185And wear his colours like a tumbler's hoop!And weare his colours like a Tumblers hoope.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.115With that they all did tumble on the ground,With that they all did tumble on the ground,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.627A light for Monsieur Judas! It grows dark; he may stumble.A light for monsieur Iudas, it growes darke, he may stumble.
MacbethMac IV.i.58Of nature's germens tumble all togetherOf Natures Germaine, tumble altogether,
PericlesPer II.i.24when I saw the porpoise how he bounced and tumbled?When I saw the Porpas how he bounst and tumbled?
PericlesPer II.i.31tumbles, driving the poor fry before him, and at lasttumbles, / Dryuing the poore Fry before him, / And at last,
Richard IIR2 V.v.87Would he not stumble, would he not fall down – Would he not stumble? Would he not fall downe
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.18Methought that Gloucester stumbled, and in fallingMe thought that Glouster stumbled, and in falling
Richard IIIR3 III.iv.84Three times today my foot-cloth horse did stumble,Three times to day my Foot-Cloth-Horse did stumble,
Richard IIIR3 III.iv.100Ready with every nod to tumble downReadie with euery Nod to tumble downe,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.ii.53.1So stumblest on my counsel?So stumblest on my counsell?
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iii.90Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.Wisely and slow, they stumble that run fast.
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.108Depart again. Here, here will I remainDepart againe: come lie thou in my armes, / Heere's to thy health, where ere thou tumblest in. / O true Appothecarie!
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.122Have my old feet stumbled at graves! Who's there?Haue my old feet stumbled at graues? Who's there?
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.i.69horse stumbled, how she waded through the dirt tohorse stumbled, how she waded through the durt to
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.176And tumble me into some loathsome pitAnd tumble me into some loathsome pit,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG I.ii.3Ay, madam, so you stumble not unheedfully.I Madam, so you stumble not vnheedfully.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.68He tumbled down upon his Nemean hideHe tumbled downe upon his Nenuan hide
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.iv.5Yonder's the sea, and there's a ship; how't tumbles!Yonder's the sea, and ther's a Ship; how't tumbles
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.v.36You tumble with audacity and manhood,You tumble with audacity, and manhood,
The Winter's TaleWT II.iii.52.1But she'll not stumble.But shee'l not stumble.

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1037 This said, from her betumbled couch she starteth, This said, from her betombled couch shee starteth,

Glossary

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betumbleddisarranged, disordered, disturbed
precipitatefall headlong, plunge, tumble
tumblehave sexual intercourse with
tumbleperform acrobatic feats
tumble[bowling] overshoot, move too far
tumbleracrobat

Thesaurus

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tumbleprecipitate

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BETUMBLEBASICsee TUMBLE
STUMBLEBASICstumble v, stumbling adj, stumbling n
STUMBLEEVENTstumbling-block n
TUMBLEBASICtumble v
TUMBLEACTIONtumbling-trick n
TUMBLEPEOPLEtumbler n
TUMBLESTATEbetumbled adj

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