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rumble

[ ruhm-buhl ]

verb (used without object)

rumbled, rumbling.
  1. to make a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound, as thunder.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. to move or travel with such a sound:

    The train rumbled on.

  3. 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)

rumbled, rumbling.
  1. to give forth or utter with a rumbling sound:

    to rumble a command.

  2. to cause to make or move with a rumbling sound:

    to rumble a wagon over the ground.

  3. to subject to the action of a rumble or tumbling box, as for the purpose of polishing.

noun

  1. a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound:

    the rumble of tanks across a bridge.

  2. a rear part of a carriage containing seating accommodations, as for servants, or space for baggage.
  3. a tumbling box.
  4. Slang. a street fight between rival teenage gangs.

rumble

/ ˈ°ùÊŒ³¾²úÉ™±ô /

verb

  1. to make or cause to make a deep resonant sound

    thunder rumbled in the sky

  2. to move with such a sound

    the train rumbled along

  3. tr to utter with a rumbling sound

    he rumbled an order

  4. tr to tumble (metal components, gemstones, etc) in a barrel of smooth stone in order to polish them
  5. informal.
    tr to find out about (someone or something); discover (something)

    the police rumbled their plans

  6. slang.
    intr to be involved in a gang fight
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a deep resonant sound
  2. a widespread murmur of discontent
  3. another name for tumbler
  4. slang.
    a gang fight
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ°ù³Ü³¾²ú±ô¾±²Ô²µ, adjective
  • ˈ°ù³Ü³¾²ú±ô±ð°ù, noun
  • ˈ°ù³Ü³¾²ú±ô¾±²Ô²µly, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù³Ü³¾î€ƒb±ô±ð°ù noun
  • °ù³Ü³¾î€ƒb±ô¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rumble1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English verb romblen, rumblen; compare Dutch rommelen, probably imitative of the sound; 1940–45 rumble fordef 3
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rumble1

C14: perhaps from Middle Dutch rummelen ; related to German rummeln, rumpeln
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Today, debris removal trucks rumble along the road, clearing the way for future reconstruction.

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The bus rumbles past strip malls, apartment buildings and walled-off condominium complexes.

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In the distance, we can hear the rumble of artillery.

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“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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