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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are tumbled" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that has been rolled or thrown about, often in a chaotic or uncontrolled manner.
Example: "The leaves are tumbled by the wind, creating a swirling dance across the ground."
Alternatives: "are tossed" or "are thrown".
Dictionary
are tumbled
verb
To fall end over end; to roll.
Exact(8)
Drawings, maquettes, computer renderings and pictures of new synthetic materials are tumbled together with polemical slogans.
It satisfies the desire to know that those gorgeous floor tiles are "tumbled limestone".
"All the shells are broken in the surf and they are tumbled," Mr. Swaine said.
Parts with rough edges are tumbled in a rotating barrel of loose abrasive or preshaped abrasive pieces.
And more often than not, the guide steers journalists toward local experts who can offer nuanced descriptions of people, places, and issues that, too often, are tumbled through editorial systems to match a reader or editor's preconceived expectations.
The same elements — terrorists, counterterrorists (and, almost inevitably, a mole working for a high-level conspiracy), innocent bystanders and the president — are tumbled and reconfigured each season around the indispensable Bauer.
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Treasury yields are tumbling.
Bank shares are tumbling.
Share prices are tumbling.
Transaction costs are tumbling.
Real wages are tumbling fast.
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