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Tumble

/tˈʌmbəl/
B2
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(noun) A fall, especially end over end.

I saw a girl tumble and ran to her in spite of myself.
The typhoon caused a tree to tumble on my yard.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The small child took a slight ____ while he was running in the park, but he got up and continued playing immediately today.

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