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Gravity's pop quiz, answered with your whole body and zero grace.
means To fall suddenly and clumsily, or to roll and spin in a chaotic, uncontrolled way.
from From Middle English tumben, to dance or do acrobatics, soured over time into plain old falling down.
Acrobat rootsOnce meant tumbler, the acrobat who flipped for crowds
Sudden insightTo tumble to something means to suddenly grasp it
Dryer logicTumble dryers spin clothes in a controlled, endless fall