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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
/ ˈ°ùÊŒ³¾²úÉ™±ô /
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
- slang.a gang fight
Derived Forms
- ˈ°ù³Ü³¾²ú±ô¾±²Ô²µ, adjective
- ˈ°ù³Ü³¾²ú±ô±ð°ù, noun
- ˈ°ù³Ü³¾²ú±ô¾±²Ô²µly, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- °ù³Ü³¾î€ƒb±ô±ð°ù noun
- °ù³Ü³¾î€ƒb±ô¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of rumble1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of rumble1
Example Sentences
Today, debris removal trucks rumble along the road, clearing the way for future reconstruction.
That question is at the centre of a dispute that is continuing to rumble on the Caribbean island, as some producers wish to strengthen rules on what can, and cannot, be called "Jamaica rum".
The bus rumbles past strip malls, apartment buildings and walled-off condominium complexes.
In the distance, we can hear the rumble of artillery.
“Arise, Aitaroun! This is the time of martyrs, and blood, and victory,†said an announcer, as four flatbed trucks rumbled to the square bearing 95 coffins.
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