dégringoler

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French desgringueler, from Old French gringoller, of Germanic origin, from Middle Dutch crinkelen, from kring (“circle”), from Old Dutch *kring, from Proto-Germanic *kringaz. The sense would refer to someone tumbling in successive circles. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /de.ɡʁɛ̃.ɡɔ.le/ === Verb === dégringoler (intransitive) to tumble, to fall down (intransitive, of numbers) to tumble, to fall (decrease) ; to tank to descend quickly (stairs etc.) Synonym: dévaler ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== dégringolade dégringolement === Further reading === “dégringoler”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012