"tumble on" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-tumble on.ogg Forms: tumbles on [present, singular, third-person], tumbling on [participle, present], tumbled on [participle, past], tumbled on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} tumble on (third-person singular simple present tumbles on, present participle tumbling on, simple past and past participle tumbled on)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To accidentally encounter (a person or situation). Tags: idiomatic, transitive Synonyms: chance upon, happen upon, stumble across

Inflected forms

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