Tumble and Toss

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. In some cases you can use "Toss" instead the word "Tumble" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: tumbled, tumbler, tumbling

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. Sometimes you can use "Tumble" instead the word "Toss" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as move back and forth.

Nearby Words: tossed, tossing

How words are described

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

Common collocations

head tumble head toss head
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