betumble en · VERB
Etymology
From be- + tumble.
Meanings
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(archaic, transitive) To cause to tumble, or to throw into disorder or disarrange the parts of.
When showers betumble the chestnut spikes
1922, Thomas Hardy, “Weathers”, in Late Lyrics and Earlier with Many Other Verses, London: Macmillan and Co., […], →OCLC, page 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| betumbles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| betumbling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| betumbled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| betumbled | Tense=Past | lexicographic |