Toss and Tumble

Toss

Toss verb - To make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions.
Usage example: the boat tossed to and fro in the heavy seas

Tumble is a synonym for toss in flail topic. In some cases you can use "Tumble" instead the word "Toss" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like move back and forth.

Nearby Words: tossed, tossing

Tumble

Tumble verb - Put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying.
Usage example: Wash in warm water and tumble dry

Toss is a synonym for tumble in fall or make fall awkwardly topic. Sometimes you can use "Toss" instead the word "Tumble" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: tumbled, tumbler, tumbling

How words are described

good good toss good tumble
simple simple toss simple tumble
accidental accidental toss accidental tumble
last last toss last tumble

Common collocations

head toss head tumble head
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