🇬🇧 Tumbler meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A tumbler is a kind of cup you hold with your hand all the way around because it has no handle and no long skinny stem. It is usually shaped like a short or tall straight glass. People use tumblers to drink water, juice, milk, or other drinks, and they often sit flat on the table so they don’t roll away.

I filled my tumbler with juice, then my dad “taste-tested” it until there was only one drop left.

The teacher asked, “Who spilled their tumbler?” and every kid instantly stared at the ceiling.

Grandma’s tumbler is metal, so when she sets it down it sounds like a tiny robot just fell over.

My brother filled his tumbler with milk and cereal and called it “breakfast you can chug.”

Long ago, “tumblers” were cups with rounded bottoms that would tip over easily—so basically they were professionally clumsy cups.

At the picnic, Leo set a tumbler on the blanket. He picked up another tumbler, then a wobbling tumbler slipped from his fingers. The tumbler rolled, water splashed on the grass, and the children gasped. Leo scooped the fallen tumbler, smiled, and handed the dry tumbler back — everyone cheered and drank.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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