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rumble
[ruhm-buhl]
verb (used without object)
to make a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound, as thunder.
Synonyms: , , ,to move or travel with such a sound.
The train rumbled on.
Slang.to have or take part in a street fight between or among teenage gangs.
Rival gangs rumbled on Saturday afternoon.
verb (used with object)
to give forth or utter with a rumbling sound.
to rumble a command.
to cause to make or move with a rumbling sound.
to rumble a wagon over the ground.
to subject to the action of a rumble or tumbling box, as for the purpose of polishing.
noun
a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound.
the rumble of tanks across a bridge.
a rear part of a carriage containing seating accommodations, as for servants, or space for baggage.
a tumbling box.
Slang.a street fight between rival teenage gangs.
rumble
/ ˈʌə /
verb
to make or cause to make a deep resonant sound
thunder rumbled in the sky
to move with such a sound
the train rumbled along
(tr) to utter with a rumbling sound
he rumbled an order
(tr) to tumble (metal components, gemstones, etc) in a barrel of smooth stone in order to polish them
informal(tr) to find out about (someone or something); discover (something)
the police rumbled their plans
slang(intr) to be involved in a gang fight
noun
a deep resonant sound
a widespread murmur of discontent
another name for tumbler
slanga gang fight
Other 51Թ Forms
- rumbler noun
- rumblingly adverb
- ˈܳԲ adjective
- ˈܳ noun
- ˈܳԲly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rumble1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rumble1
Example Sentences
“I’m not worried,” one of the men said as pickup trucks laden with heavy lumber rumbled past.
Sometimes they’re not games at all but rather tech demos designed to show off, say, the rumble vibration effects in the controllers.
They rumble down the highway between Beijing and Tianjin port: big lorries, loaded up and fully able to navigate themselves.
Beyoncé's rodeo rumbled into London, bringing with it every country cliché you could think of - cowboy hats, horseshoes, tassels and even a gold mechanical bull.
Over the weekend, the negotiations rumbled on, led on the UK side by Nick Thomas Symonds, the minister in charge of the UK's relations with the EU.
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