Definition of rumble in English:

rumble

verb ˈrʌmb(ə)lˈrəmbəl

1no object Make a continuous deep, resonant sound.
thunder rumbled, lightning flickered
Example sentencesExamples
- Soon thunder rumbled across the heavens and flashes of lightning lit up the hillsides as thick curtains of rain swept towards us.
- In the distance, thunder rumbled, and sheet lightning dimly lit the sky.
- Thunder rumbled around the rooftops and lightning flashed repeatedly across the sodden skyline.
- Lightning struck and thunder rumbled all around us.
- It was deep and rumbling, like the thunder that came just before a storm.
- Thunder rumbles because we hear sound waves from different parts of a jagged lightning stroke.
- Thunder rumbled ominously, and the wind and rain battered the windows.
- Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed, making the scene even more nightmarish.
- The sound of thunder rumbled off in the distance.
- Thunder rumbled, sounding closer than it had before.
- Thunder rumbled ominously in the distance, and lightning lit up the underbellies of the clouds to the far south.
- Thunder continued to rumble ominously overhead, like some great sky god beating out a war march on giant, distant drums.
- A sudden drum roll of thunder rumbled over the meadow, but only the village seemed to notice.
- The sound of thunder rumbled through my ears and a flash of lightning appeared here and there.
- It thundered and rumbled and rain fell ferociously for hours.
- The building groaned as a sound like thunder rumbled somewhere above him.
- He stared up at the sky, a deep growl rumbling in his throat.
- The rain only lasted thirty minutes, but thunder continued to rumble for hours afterwards.
- The clouds remained, lightning continued to strike, and thunder continued to rumble, but there was no rain.
- Instantaneously, the sky darkened, thunder rumbled, and lightning flashed.
Synonyms
boom, thunder, roll, roar, resound, reverberate, echo, grumble, growl
1. 1.1with adverbial of direction (especially of a large vehicle) move with a rumbling sound.
  heavy lorries rumbled through the streets
  Example sentencesExamples
  And then the vehicles noisily rumble back in again at 3.30 pm.
  Back at the ambulance base, army vehicles rumble past.
  The bus rumbles out of Glazoué and turns off into the countryside.
  Late in the evening, freight cars rumble past, lumbering along in the wake of the engine's distant whistle.
  No sooner had the thought passed through her mind when the familiar '79 Ford truck rumbled into the mouth of her driveway.
  Outside cars honked their frustrated horns and trucks rumbled past cutting everybody off.
  News came in that a squadron of armored cars were rumbling down the Nevsky with red flags flying from them.
  Villagers have complained about large lorries daily rumbling past a 16-pupil school on a very narrow road.
  The vehicle rumbled slowly past and stopped in the middle of the street.
  Once they had passed, Bligh scrambled down the bank and stopped as the wagons rumbled past within inches of his face.
  Kirkby Stephen's heavy goods vehicle ban is being ignored by heavy trucks that rumble through the town at night, parish councillors heard this week.
  Another resident, David Stanton said he heard trucks rumble past in the very early hours of the morning and agreed the only solution was Route K.
  Hailey watched in open-mouthed horror as James' car rumbled past her house and down the road.
  Even when a farmer's manure truck rumbled down the road beside her, Gina didn't budge.
  Willersey residents were hoping their campaign to stop heavy lorries rumbling through their village streets would move up a gear after a meeting last night.
  Residents have complained about being awoken in the early hours by empty wagons rumbling through the town on their way to the quarries.
  Tanks and armoured personnel carriers rumbled through the torn-up streets Saturday, but few Palestinians were visible.
  A pall of gloom hangs over the usually bustling market town as sealed container wagons and Army trucks rumble through the streets.
  He leaned out over the small rail and was about to embrace the blackness when a truck came rumbling along the road.
  The Eastside van rumbles away and a cloud of dust settles around the edge of the forest.
  Synonyms
  reverberate, echo, re-echo, resound, boom, peal, roar, grumble
2. 1.2with object Utter in a deep, resonant voice.
  the man's low voice rumbled an instruction
  Example sentencesExamples
  ‘I was beginning to think you three wouldn't show up,’ the old man's voice rumbled.
  An elegant and delicate actress plays Tomi, but her voice rumbles like an old man.
  Leon's tenor voice rumbled sweetly in her ear, and she blushed.
  ‘I see you've learned to tango,’ he murmured, his low voice rumbling softly in my ear.
  Jack's baritone voice rumbled through the empty halls.
  Gary called from the car, his deep voice rumbling across the parking lot.
  ‘David, I thought that we talked about this last year,’ a deep masculine voice rumbled dangerously.
  He had a really nice voice and it almost rumbled when he whispered.
  Empathy and unapologetic emotion are her trademarks, evoked by a big voice that can rumble with lust or scream with self-hatred.
  The deep base of his voice rumbled, echoing through the dim chamber.
  He answered the phone quickly, his deep voice rumbling through the line.
  ‘Welcome back to the land of the living,’ a voice rumbled from my left.
  Lee's voice rumbled away on the other side of the line.
  His voice rumbled darkly in that scolding way of his.
  The deep voice rumbled next to her ear and she froze, chills flying up and down her spine.
  ‘I'm Nicholas,’ he said firmly, his bass voice rumbling pleasantly as he held out a hand to the newcomer.
  The man's deep voice rumbled as he cast a depreciating look at Toni.
  Goetz's Scrooge is refined and practiced, his voice rumbling through the audience.
  ‘Take a deep breath,’ Smith instructed, his voice rumbling in the back of his throat.
  Anthony's voice rumbled quietly from behind me.
3. 1.3 (of a person's stomach) make a deep, resonant sound due to hunger.
  as she passed the buffet car her stomach rumbled
  Example sentencesExamples
  My stomach was rumbling because I went to my room right after lunch, and although I had taken an apple and an orange from the kitchen counter, it didn't make up for my lack of dinner.
  Three guesses on whose stomach was rumbling like mad.
  Eat before you go - if your stomach's rumbling while you're pushing the trolley up and down the food aisles, you're likely to put more in it.
  At midday I felt my stomach rumbling and I heard Dad's shout for me to go down to lunch.
  She left the store and headed over to the food court, her stomach rumbling.
  So here we were, feeling faint with hunger, stomachs rumbling and no grub ready - and getting stiffer by the minute after our trek.
  They also needed something to eat and all their stomachs rumbled from hunger.
  My stomach rumbles for want of food; my throat burns for lack of water.
  Her stomach rumbled, so she decided to get something to eat.
  Vivian had just realized that her stomach was rumbling with hunger.
  Her stomach rumbled with the thought of real food.
  I'd left this morning without food and now my stomach was rumbling.
  It was approaching lunchtime and Jake's stomach was rumbling, but there were still a few more members of staff to speak to before he could think about eating.
  All he could do then was just sit, quietly, stomach rumbling, while his sister bustled about.
  Their pockets were virtually empty and their stomachs were rumbling with hunger.
  Her stomach rumbled, but she put the thought of hunger out of her mind.
  I had begun my walk from the Alexanderplatz, and after having walked a considerable distance, I felt my stomach rumbling.
  She dressed quickly, her stomach rumbling all the while.
  I ducked out and got in line for breakfast, my stomach rumbling.
  My stomach rumbles involuntarily; I am hungry and haven't even realised.
4. 1.4rumble onBritish (of a dispute) continue in a persistent but low-key way.
  the debate about television replays rumbles on
  Example sentencesExamples
  The arguments over how London's underground Tube network should be run continue to rumble on.
  And so the dispute rumbles on, while the pink-harled house at its centre seems almost an after-thought.
  Mr Campbell had wanted to demolish his 19th century home and neighbouring restaurant, Bellavista- but the plan has led to a dispute which has rumbled on for more than two years.
  Plans to enhance the roundabout, situated at the southern end of Settle near the railway bridge, have been rumbling on for more than eight years.
  The stadium thing had been rumbling on for years and the time was right to get something up and running and approved.
  The row over what to do about the pigeons has been rumbling on for nearly four years and town councillors are angry that the district council is not moving faster.
  Matters aren't helped by the fact that the bitter recriminations continue to rumble on.
  The figure is lower than the increase which was sought by the taxi trade and is likely to continue the conflict that has rumbled on for three years between the council and the operators.
  A dispute over the removal of 21 public payphones from the Kendal area has rumbled on this week with the town council deciding to continue its protest against the decision.
  Mr Walsh, an organist of international repute, had taken legal advice about such a move as the bitter dispute rumbled on.
  The debate over the war economy continued to rumble on in the government.
  While this discussion seems to have been rumbling on for ever, the right decision has to be made, and all sides deserve a full hearing.
  ‘This case has been rumbling on for six years and we are delighted that after all this time, the family have been given the chance to stay here,’ he said.
  This row has already been rumbling on for five years and another six months will hardly be sufficient to soften the uncompromising attitudes of the two sides.
  Meanwhile, the row about Mr Appleyard's remarks was rumbling on.
  No minister was going to worry about a pay dispute rumbling on in the mining industry.
  This thing's been rumbling on for months and it's got pretty nasty, but I didn't expect it to get to this stage.
  The long-running firefighters' pay dispute rumbles on.
  Methodist minister the Rev Ruth Parry said church members were elated that the planning wrangle, which had been rumbling on for many years, was finally over.
  The pay dispute has been rumbling on since the spring.
2British informal with object Discover (an illicit activity or its perpetrator)
it wouldn't need a genius to rumble my little game
Example sentencesExamples
- Reade was rumbled in 1999 after bidders tried to buy goods from him on eBay.
- The scam was only rumbled in September 2001, following an undercover police operation.
- He told her too that he was single, but she rumbled him in July 2004 and ended the relationship.
- Just when it looked like we had rumbled them, they perpetrated on us probably the greatest political confidence trick of the century.
- I looked at the monitor, and discovered that the boys had been rumbled.
- One of those new thin fascistic speed cameras was looking beadily down on me and I knew it was only a matter of minutes before I was rumbled and some sort of motorway security would be on the scene.
- He was rumbled by police earlier this week after an American contacted the authorities when James failed to show up.
- He collected R4000 in wedding gifts - but a suspicious guest rumbled him and the game was up.
- In July we were going to elope to Gretna Green but I told my big mouthed brother who let it slip and we were rumbled.
- Fortunately, as soon as they realised that their scheme had been rumbled by councillors, they slammed on the brakes.
- The gang were rumbled when a low bidder became suspicious after failing to win a contract and complained to the authorities.
- So we strung him along, waiting for him to rumble us or get bored.
- Viewers were outraged when the link to the site was cut at 2am this morning - just as resident bad guy Nick was about to be rumbled.
- Meanwhile, a couple of FBI agents have been sent along to rumble the gang and solve the murder.
- The organization cites the example of Maria Rodriguez, who was rumbled while working under her husband's Social Security Number.
- Their position would be highly dangerous, as the enemy never likes to be rumbled.
- What if he knows Mick's upstairs, what if he's rumbled our game?
- Crooks direct these illicit revenues to separate accounts in the hope they'll be able to draw out a sizable wedge by the time their ruse is rumbled.
- Eventually, the person on the other end of the line will get the message that they have been rumbled.
Synonyms
discover, become aware, learn, detect, discern, perceive, observe, notice, note, come to know, get to know, work out, deduce, fathom out, realize
3US informal no object Take part in a street fight between gangs or large groups.
the five of them rumbled with the men in the other car

noun ˈrʌmb(ə)lˈrəmbəl

1A continuous deep, resonant sound like distant thunder.
the continuous rumble of traffic
figurative there were of rumbles of discontent from small retailers
Example sentencesExamples
- A deep rumble came up from the depths of his throat and his breathing quickened.
- I could hear the distant rumble of thunder in the background but all sound was lost to my ears as Darius walked in.
- There has been a low rumble from deep within the community about the rights of the childless.
- There was no answer, only the silence of the dust clearing and the distant rumble of motorway traffic.
- Meanwhile, rumbles of surprising dissent are coming from military officers themselves, who have accused the administration of not sending in enough soldiers.
- From somewhere in the distance comes an ominous rumble of thunder, barely perceptible over the nearby lawnmower.
- Which brings us to last week's National Book Critics Circle awards, announced in New York City amid of few rumbles of dissension… which is the subject of today's column.
- Still, there are rumbles in the industry that more than one firm will be found in violation of independence regulations.
- At first it was a distant rumble, then it was louder and louder.
- But it was over so quickly that many people didn't realise that the shaking ground and strange deep rumble was actually an earthquake.
- The deep rumble sounded again and this time, the entire place shook.
- Rimbaud's approach is minimalist, with a subtle array of grinding and plucking effects combining with the deep rumble of the base.
- I heard a distant splash and a rumble of loud thunder.
- The deep rumble of tanks could be felt through the earth.
- The heavy raindrops fell quickly and loudly, and the ominous rumble of thunder sounded in the distance.
- He climbed into the car and started it up with a deep rumble and a jolt.
- A distant rumble arose from downriver as we gathered speed.
- Grey clouds rolled in from the south, deep rumbles of thunder accompanying them.
- The air became moister and the deep rumble of the waterfall could be heard, it was certain that they were not far off.
- He chuckled, a deep rumble from deep in his chest.
Synonyms
rumble, rumbling, boom, booming, roar, roaring, pounding, thud, thudding, thump, thumping, crash, crashing, bang, banging, ring, ringing, grumble, growl, resounding, reverberation, echo
2US informal A street fight between gangs or large groups.
a rumble between two gangs of street thugs
Example sentencesExamples
- Ponyboy looks at the other boys who join his gang for the rumble.
- He told me of the gang fights he experienced as a boy, including one memorable rumble when he was chased by a knife wielding opponent.
- Tensions and emotions ran high as both gangs headed for the chosen rumble spot at the football field.
- Clerks from both of their firms circled around the trash-talking combatants, as if this were some kind of Wall Street rumble.
- The rumble was quickly controlled by nearby officers and my attention returned to more important matters.
Synonyms
fight, fist fight, skirmish, scuffle, tussle, fracas, scrimmage, fray, melee, rumpus, altercation, wrangle, clash, free-for-all, scrum, brouhaha, commotion, uproar

Origin

Late Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch rommelen, rummelen, of imitative origin. Sense 2 of the verb may be a different word.

Rhymes

bumble, crumble, fumble, grumble, humble, jumble, mumble, rough-and-tumble, scumble, stumble, tumble, umbel

Definition of rumble in US English:

rumble

verbˈrəmbəlˈrəmbəl

1no object Make a continuous deep, resonant sound.
thunder rumbled, lightning flickered
Example sentencesExamples
- The clouds remained, lightning continued to strike, and thunder continued to rumble, but there was no rain.
- In the distance, thunder rumbled, and sheet lightning dimly lit the sky.
- Thunder rumbled ominously in the distance, and lightning lit up the underbellies of the clouds to the far south.
- Thunder rumbled ominously, and the wind and rain battered the windows.
- The rain only lasted thirty minutes, but thunder continued to rumble for hours afterwards.
- Soon thunder rumbled across the heavens and flashes of lightning lit up the hillsides as thick curtains of rain swept towards us.
- Thunder continued to rumble ominously overhead, like some great sky god beating out a war march on giant, distant drums.
- Thunder rumbled, sounding closer than it had before.
- The sound of thunder rumbled through my ears and a flash of lightning appeared here and there.
- Instantaneously, the sky darkened, thunder rumbled, and lightning flashed.
- It was deep and rumbling, like the thunder that came just before a storm.
- The sound of thunder rumbled off in the distance.
- Lightning struck and thunder rumbled all around us.
- Thunder rumbles because we hear sound waves from different parts of a jagged lightning stroke.
- The building groaned as a sound like thunder rumbled somewhere above him.
- It thundered and rumbled and rain fell ferociously for hours.
- A sudden drum roll of thunder rumbled over the meadow, but only the village seemed to notice.
- He stared up at the sky, a deep growl rumbling in his throat.
- Thunder rumbled around the rooftops and lightning flashed repeatedly across the sodden skyline.
- Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed, making the scene even more nightmarish.
Synonyms
boom, thunder, roll, roar, resound, reverberate, echo, grumble, growl
1. 1.1with adverbial of direction (especially of a large vehicle) move with a rumbling sound.
  heavy trucks rumbled through the streets
  Example sentencesExamples
  The bus rumbles out of Glazoué and turns off into the countryside.
  Willersey residents were hoping their campaign to stop heavy lorries rumbling through their village streets would move up a gear after a meeting last night.
  Another resident, David Stanton said he heard trucks rumble past in the very early hours of the morning and agreed the only solution was Route K.
  A pall of gloom hangs over the usually bustling market town as sealed container wagons and Army trucks rumble through the streets.
  Tanks and armoured personnel carriers rumbled through the torn-up streets Saturday, but few Palestinians were visible.
  Back at the ambulance base, army vehicles rumble past.
  And then the vehicles noisily rumble back in again at 3.30 pm.
  He leaned out over the small rail and was about to embrace the blackness when a truck came rumbling along the road.
  The Eastside van rumbles away and a cloud of dust settles around the edge of the forest.
  Even when a farmer's manure truck rumbled down the road beside her, Gina didn't budge.
  News came in that a squadron of armored cars were rumbling down the Nevsky with red flags flying from them.
  Residents have complained about being awoken in the early hours by empty wagons rumbling through the town on their way to the quarries.
  Villagers have complained about large lorries daily rumbling past a 16-pupil school on a very narrow road.
  Outside cars honked their frustrated horns and trucks rumbled past cutting everybody off.
  Late in the evening, freight cars rumble past, lumbering along in the wake of the engine's distant whistle.
  Kirkby Stephen's heavy goods vehicle ban is being ignored by heavy trucks that rumble through the town at night, parish councillors heard this week.
  Once they had passed, Bligh scrambled down the bank and stopped as the wagons rumbled past within inches of his face.
  Hailey watched in open-mouthed horror as James' car rumbled past her house and down the road.
  No sooner had the thought passed through her mind when the familiar '79 Ford truck rumbled into the mouth of her driveway.
  The vehicle rumbled slowly past and stopped in the middle of the street.
  Synonyms
  reverberate, echo, re-echo, resound, boom, peal, roar, grumble
2. 1.2with object Utter in a deep, resonant voice.
  the man's low voice rumbled an instruction
  Example sentencesExamples
  The man's deep voice rumbled as he cast a depreciating look at Toni.
  He answered the phone quickly, his deep voice rumbling through the line.
  Leon's tenor voice rumbled sweetly in her ear, and she blushed.
  Goetz's Scrooge is refined and practiced, his voice rumbling through the audience.
  An elegant and delicate actress plays Tomi, but her voice rumbles like an old man.
  The deep voice rumbled next to her ear and she froze, chills flying up and down her spine.
  ‘I was beginning to think you three wouldn't show up,’ the old man's voice rumbled.
  His voice rumbled darkly in that scolding way of his.
  ‘I see you've learned to tango,’ he murmured, his low voice rumbling softly in my ear.
  He had a really nice voice and it almost rumbled when he whispered.
  Lee's voice rumbled away on the other side of the line.
  ‘David, I thought that we talked about this last year,’ a deep masculine voice rumbled dangerously.
  Gary called from the car, his deep voice rumbling across the parking lot.
  Anthony's voice rumbled quietly from behind me.
  Jack's baritone voice rumbled through the empty halls.
  ‘Take a deep breath,’ Smith instructed, his voice rumbling in the back of his throat.
  The deep base of his voice rumbled, echoing through the dim chamber.
  ‘I'm Nicholas,’ he said firmly, his bass voice rumbling pleasantly as he held out a hand to the newcomer.
  Empathy and unapologetic emotion are her trademarks, evoked by a big voice that can rumble with lust or scream with self-hatred.
  ‘Welcome back to the land of the living,’ a voice rumbled from my left.
3. 1.3 (of a person's stomach) make a deep, resonant sound due to hunger.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Three guesses on whose stomach was rumbling like mad.
  My stomach rumbles involuntarily; I am hungry and haven't even realised.
  Her stomach rumbled, but she put the thought of hunger out of her mind.
  So here we were, feeling faint with hunger, stomachs rumbling and no grub ready - and getting stiffer by the minute after our trek.
  Her stomach rumbled, so she decided to get something to eat.
  My stomach was rumbling because I went to my room right after lunch, and although I had taken an apple and an orange from the kitchen counter, it didn't make up for my lack of dinner.
  Her stomach rumbled with the thought of real food.
  I had begun my walk from the Alexanderplatz, and after having walked a considerable distance, I felt my stomach rumbling.
  Eat before you go - if your stomach's rumbling while you're pushing the trolley up and down the food aisles, you're likely to put more in it.
  Vivian had just realized that her stomach was rumbling with hunger.
  At midday I felt my stomach rumbling and I heard Dad's shout for me to go down to lunch.
  I'd left this morning without food and now my stomach was rumbling.
  I ducked out and got in line for breakfast, my stomach rumbling.
  She dressed quickly, her stomach rumbling all the while.
  Their pockets were virtually empty and their stomachs were rumbling with hunger.
  My stomach rumbles for want of food; my throat burns for lack of water.
  It was approaching lunchtime and Jake's stomach was rumbling, but there were still a few more members of staff to speak to before he could think about eating.
  They also needed something to eat and all their stomachs rumbled from hunger.
  She left the store and headed over to the food court, her stomach rumbling.
  All he could do then was just sit, quietly, stomach rumbling, while his sister bustled about.
2British informal with object Discover (an illicit activity or its perpetrator)
it wouldn't need a genius to rumble my little game
Example sentencesExamples
- Crooks direct these illicit revenues to separate accounts in the hope they'll be able to draw out a sizable wedge by the time their ruse is rumbled.
- He was rumbled by police earlier this week after an American contacted the authorities when James failed to show up.
- Eventually, the person on the other end of the line will get the message that they have been rumbled.
- So we strung him along, waiting for him to rumble us or get bored.
- In July we were going to elope to Gretna Green but I told my big mouthed brother who let it slip and we were rumbled.
- Viewers were outraged when the link to the site was cut at 2am this morning - just as resident bad guy Nick was about to be rumbled.
- One of those new thin fascistic speed cameras was looking beadily down on me and I knew it was only a matter of minutes before I was rumbled and some sort of motorway security would be on the scene.
- Fortunately, as soon as they realised that their scheme had been rumbled by councillors, they slammed on the brakes.
- Reade was rumbled in 1999 after bidders tried to buy goods from him on eBay.
- What if he knows Mick's upstairs, what if he's rumbled our game?
- Meanwhile, a couple of FBI agents have been sent along to rumble the gang and solve the murder.
- Their position would be highly dangerous, as the enemy never likes to be rumbled.
- He told her too that he was single, but she rumbled him in July 2004 and ended the relationship.
- The gang were rumbled when a low bidder became suspicious after failing to win a contract and complained to the authorities.
- The organization cites the example of Maria Rodriguez, who was rumbled while working under her husband's Social Security Number.
- Just when it looked like we had rumbled them, they perpetrated on us probably the greatest political confidence trick of the century.
- The scam was only rumbled in September 2001, following an undercover police operation.
- I looked at the monitor, and discovered that the boys had been rumbled.
- He collected R4000 in wedding gifts - but a suspicious guest rumbled him and the game was up.
Synonyms
discover, become aware, learn, detect, discern, perceive, observe, notice, note, come to know, get to know, work out, deduce, fathom out, realize
3US informal no object Take part in a street fight between gangs or large groups.
the five of them rumbled with the men in the other car

nounˈrəmbəlˈrəmbəl

1A continuous deep, resonant sound like distant thunder.
the steady rumble of traffic
figurative there were rumbles of discontent from small retailers
Example sentencesExamples
- There was no answer, only the silence of the dust clearing and the distant rumble of motorway traffic.
- Meanwhile, rumbles of surprising dissent are coming from military officers themselves, who have accused the administration of not sending in enough soldiers.
- I heard a distant splash and a rumble of loud thunder.
- Grey clouds rolled in from the south, deep rumbles of thunder accompanying them.
- Rimbaud's approach is minimalist, with a subtle array of grinding and plucking effects combining with the deep rumble of the base.
- He chuckled, a deep rumble from deep in his chest.
- There has been a low rumble from deep within the community about the rights of the childless.
- At first it was a distant rumble, then it was louder and louder.
- He climbed into the car and started it up with a deep rumble and a jolt.
- But it was over so quickly that many people didn't realise that the shaking ground and strange deep rumble was actually an earthquake.
- A distant rumble arose from downriver as we gathered speed.
- Which brings us to last week's National Book Critics Circle awards, announced in New York City amid of few rumbles of dissension… which is the subject of today's column.
- From somewhere in the distance comes an ominous rumble of thunder, barely perceptible over the nearby lawnmower.
- I could hear the distant rumble of thunder in the background but all sound was lost to my ears as Darius walked in.
- The air became moister and the deep rumble of the waterfall could be heard, it was certain that they were not far off.
- The deep rumble sounded again and this time, the entire place shook.
- A deep rumble came up from the depths of his throat and his breathing quickened.
- The heavy raindrops fell quickly and loudly, and the ominous rumble of thunder sounded in the distance.
- Still, there are rumbles in the industry that more than one firm will be found in violation of independence regulations.
- The deep rumble of tanks could be felt through the earth.
Synonyms
rumble, rumbling, boom, booming, roar, roaring, pounding, thud, thudding, thump, thumping, crash, crashing, bang, banging, ring, ringing, grumble, growl, resounding, reverberation, echo
2US informal A street fight between gangs or large groups.
Example sentencesExamples
- Tensions and emotions ran high as both gangs headed for the chosen rumble spot at the football field.
- Ponyboy looks at the other boys who join his gang for the rumble.
- The rumble was quickly controlled by nearby officers and my attention returned to more important matters.
- He told me of the gang fights he experienced as a boy, including one memorable rumble when he was chased by a knife wielding opponent.
- Clerks from both of their firms circled around the trash-talking combatants, as if this were some kind of Wall Street rumble.
Synonyms
fight, fist fight, skirmish, scuffle, tussle, fracas, scrimmage, fray, melee, rumpus, altercation, wrangle, clash, free-for-all, scrum, brouhaha, commotion, uproar

Origin

Late Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch rommelen, rummelen, of imitative origin. Sense 2 of the verb may be a different word.

单词	rumble
释义	Definition of rumble in English: rumble verb ˈrʌmb(ə)lˈrəmbəl 1no object Make a continuous deep, resonant sound. thunder rumbled, lightning flickered Example sentencesExamples Soon thunder rumbled across the heavens and flashes of lightning lit up the hillsides as thick curtains of rain swept towards us. In the distance, thunder rumbled, and sheet lightning dimly lit the sky. Thunder rumbled around the rooftops and lightning flashed repeatedly across the sodden skyline. Lightning struck and thunder rumbled all around us. It was deep and rumbling, like the thunder that came just before a storm. Thunder rumbles because we hear sound waves from different parts of a jagged lightning stroke. Thunder rumbled ominously, and the wind and rain battered the windows. Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed, making the scene even more nightmarish. The sound of thunder rumbled off in the distance. Thunder rumbled, sounding closer than it had before. Thunder rumbled ominously in the distance, and lightning lit up the underbellies of the clouds to the far south. Thunder continued to rumble ominously overhead, like some great sky god beating out a war march on giant, distant drums. A sudden drum roll of thunder rumbled over the meadow, but only the village seemed to notice. The sound of thunder rumbled through my ears and a flash of lightning appeared here and there. It thundered and rumbled and rain fell ferociously for hours. The building groaned as a sound like thunder rumbled somewhere above him. He stared up at the sky, a deep growl rumbling in his throat. The rain only lasted thirty minutes, but thunder continued to rumble for hours afterwards. The clouds remained, lightning continued to strike, and thunder continued to rumble, but there was no rain. Instantaneously, the sky darkened, thunder rumbled, and lightning flashed. Synonyms boom, thunder, roll, roar, resound, reverberate, echo, grumble, growl 1.1with adverbial of direction (especially of a large vehicle) move with a rumbling sound. heavy lorries rumbled through the streets Example sentencesExamples And then the vehicles noisily rumble back in again at 3.30 pm. Back at the ambulance base, army vehicles rumble past. The bus rumbles out of Glazoué and turns off into the countryside. Late in the evening, freight cars rumble past, lumbering along in the wake of the engine's distant whistle. No sooner had the thought passed through her mind when the familiar '79 Ford truck rumbled into the mouth of her driveway. Outside cars honked their frustrated horns and trucks rumbled past cutting everybody off. News came in that a squadron of armored cars were rumbling down the Nevsky with red flags flying from them. Villagers have complained about large lorries daily rumbling past a 16-pupil school on a very narrow road. The vehicle rumbled slowly past and stopped in the middle of the street. Once they had passed, Bligh scrambled down the bank and stopped as the wagons rumbled past within inches of his face. Kirkby Stephen's heavy goods vehicle ban is being ignored by heavy trucks that rumble through the town at night, parish councillors heard this week. Another resident, David Stanton said he heard trucks rumble past in the very early hours of the morning and agreed the only solution was Route K. Hailey watched in open-mouthed horror as James' car rumbled past her house and down the road. Even when a farmer's manure truck rumbled down the road beside her, Gina didn't budge. Willersey residents were hoping their campaign to stop heavy lorries rumbling through their village streets would move up a gear after a meeting last night. Residents have complained about being awoken in the early hours by empty wagons rumbling through the town on their way to the quarries. Tanks and armoured personnel carriers rumbled through the torn-up streets Saturday, but few Palestinians were visible. A pall of gloom hangs over the usually bustling market town as sealed container wagons and Army trucks rumble through the streets. He leaned out over the small rail and was about to embrace the blackness when a truck came rumbling along the road. The Eastside van rumbles away and a cloud of dust settles around the edge of the forest. Synonyms reverberate, echo, re-echo, resound, boom, peal, roar, grumble 1.2with object Utter in a deep, resonant voice. the man's low voice rumbled an instruction Example sentencesExamples ‘I was beginning to think you three wouldn't show up,’ the old man's voice rumbled. An elegant and delicate actress plays Tomi, but her voice rumbles like an old man. Leon's tenor voice rumbled sweetly in her ear, and she blushed. ‘I see you've learned to tango,’ he murmured, his low voice rumbling softly in my ear. Jack's baritone voice rumbled through the empty halls. Gary called from the car, his deep voice rumbling across the parking lot. ‘David, I thought that we talked about this last year,’ a deep masculine voice rumbled dangerously. He had a really nice voice and it almost rumbled when he whispered. Empathy and unapologetic emotion are her trademarks, evoked by a big voice that can rumble with lust or scream with self-hatred. The deep base of his voice rumbled, echoing through the dim chamber. He answered the phone quickly, his deep voice rumbling through the line. ‘Welcome back to the land of the living,’ a voice rumbled from my left. Lee's voice rumbled away on the other side of the line. His voice rumbled darkly in that scolding way of his. The deep voice rumbled next to her ear and she froze, chills flying up and down her spine. ‘I'm Nicholas,’ he said firmly, his bass voice rumbling pleasantly as he held out a hand to the newcomer. The man's deep voice rumbled as he cast a depreciating look at Toni. Goetz's Scrooge is refined and practiced, his voice rumbling through the audience. ‘Take a deep breath,’ Smith instructed, his voice rumbling in the back of his throat. Anthony's voice rumbled quietly from behind me. 1.3 (of a person's stomach) make a deep, resonant sound due to hunger. as she passed the buffet car her stomach rumbled Example sentencesExamples My stomach was rumbling because I went to my room right after lunch, and although I had taken an apple and an orange from the kitchen counter, it didn't make up for my lack of dinner. Three guesses on whose stomach was rumbling like mad. Eat before you go - if your stomach's rumbling while you're pushing the trolley up and down the food aisles, you're likely to put more in it. At midday I felt my stomach rumbling and I heard Dad's shout for me to go down to lunch. She left the store and headed over to the food court, her stomach rumbling. So here we were, feeling faint with hunger, stomachs rumbling and no grub ready - and getting stiffer by the minute after our trek. They also needed something to eat and all their stomachs rumbled from hunger. My stomach rumbles for want of food; my throat burns for lack of water. Her stomach rumbled, so she decided to get something to eat. Vivian had just realized that her stomach was rumbling with hunger. Her stomach rumbled with the thought of real food. I'd left this morning without food and now my stomach was rumbling. It was approaching lunchtime and Jake's stomach was rumbling, but there were still a few more members of staff to speak to before he could think about eating. All he could do then was just sit, quietly, stomach rumbling, while his sister bustled about. Their pockets were virtually empty and their stomachs were rumbling with hunger. Her stomach rumbled, but she put the thought of hunger out of her mind. I had begun my walk from the Alexanderplatz, and after having walked a considerable distance, I felt my stomach rumbling. She dressed quickly, her stomach rumbling all the while. I ducked out and got in line for breakfast, my stomach rumbling. My stomach rumbles involuntarily; I am hungry and haven't even realised. 1.4rumble onBritish (of a dispute) continue in a persistent but low-key way. the debate about television replays rumbles on Example sentencesExamples The arguments over how London's underground Tube network should be run continue to rumble on. And so the dispute rumbles on, while the pink-harled house at its centre seems almost an after-thought. Mr Campbell had wanted to demolish his 19th century home and neighbouring restaurant, Bellavista- but the plan has led to a dispute which has rumbled on for more than two years. Plans to enhance the roundabout, situated at the southern end of Settle near the railway bridge, have been rumbling on for more than eight years. The stadium thing had been rumbling on for years and the time was right to get something up and running and approved. The row over what to do about the pigeons has been rumbling on for nearly four years and town councillors are angry that the district council is not moving faster. Matters aren't helped by the fact that the bitter recriminations continue to rumble on. The figure is lower than the increase which was sought by the taxi trade and is likely to continue the conflict that has rumbled on for three years between the council and the operators. A dispute over the removal of 21 public payphones from the Kendal area has rumbled on this week with the town council deciding to continue its protest against the decision. Mr Walsh, an organist of international repute, had taken legal advice about such a move as the bitter dispute rumbled on. The debate over the war economy continued to rumble on in the government. While this discussion seems to have been rumbling on for ever, the right decision has to be made, and all sides deserve a full hearing. ‘This case has been rumbling on for six years and we are delighted that after all this time, the family have been given the chance to stay here,’ he said. This row has already been rumbling on for five years and another six months will hardly be sufficient to soften the uncompromising attitudes of the two sides. Meanwhile, the row about Mr Appleyard's remarks was rumbling on. No minister was going to worry about a pay dispute rumbling on in the mining industry. This thing's been rumbling on for months and it's got pretty nasty, but I didn't expect it to get to this stage. The long-running firefighters' pay dispute rumbles on. Methodist minister the Rev Ruth Parry said church members were elated that the planning wrangle, which had been rumbling on for many years, was finally over. The pay dispute has been rumbling on since the spring. 2British informal with object Discover (an illicit activity or its perpetrator) it wouldn't need a genius to rumble my little game Example sentencesExamples Reade was rumbled in 1999 after bidders tried to buy goods from him on eBay. The scam was only rumbled in September 2001, following an undercover police operation. He told her too that he was single, but she rumbled him in July 2004 and ended the relationship. Just when it looked like we had rumbled them, they perpetrated on us probably the greatest political confidence trick of the century. I looked at the monitor, and discovered that the boys had been rumbled. One of those new thin fascistic speed cameras was looking beadily down on me and I knew it was only a matter of minutes before I was rumbled and some sort of motorway security would be on the scene. He was rumbled by police earlier this week after an American contacted the authorities when James failed to show up. He collected R4000 in wedding gifts - but a suspicious guest rumbled him and the game was up. In July we were going to elope to Gretna Green but I told my big mouthed brother who let it slip and we were rumbled. Fortunately, as soon as they realised that their scheme had been rumbled by councillors, they slammed on the brakes. The gang were rumbled when a low bidder became suspicious after failing to win a contract and complained to the authorities. So we strung him along, waiting for him to rumble us or get bored. Viewers were outraged when the link to the site was cut at 2am this morning - just as resident bad guy Nick was about to be rumbled. Meanwhile, a couple of FBI agents have been sent along to rumble the gang and solve the murder. The organization cites the example of Maria Rodriguez, who was rumbled while working under her husband's Social Security Number. Their position would be highly dangerous, as the enemy never likes to be rumbled. What if he knows Mick's upstairs, what if he's rumbled our game? Crooks direct these illicit revenues to separate accounts in the hope they'll be able to draw out a sizable wedge by the time their ruse is rumbled. Eventually, the person on the other end of the line will get the message that they have been rumbled. Synonyms discover, become aware, learn, detect, discern, perceive, observe, notice, note, come to know, get to know, work out, deduce, fathom out, realize 3US informal no object Take part in a street fight between gangs or large groups. the five of them rumbled with the men in the other car noun ˈrʌmb(ə)lˈrəmbəl 1A continuous deep, resonant sound like distant thunder. the continuous rumble of traffic figurative there were of rumbles of discontent from small retailers Example sentencesExamples A deep rumble came up from the depths of his throat and his breathing quickened. I could hear the distant rumble of thunder in the background but all sound was lost to my ears as Darius walked in. There has been a low rumble from deep within the community about the rights of the childless. There was no answer, only the silence of the dust clearing and the distant rumble of motorway traffic. Meanwhile, rumbles of surprising dissent are coming from military officers themselves, who have accused the administration of not sending in enough soldiers. From somewhere in the distance comes an ominous rumble of thunder, barely perceptible over the nearby lawnmower. Which brings us to last week's National Book Critics Circle awards, announced in New York City amid of few rumbles of dissension… which is the subject of today's column. Still, there are rumbles in the industry that more than one firm will be found in violation of independence regulations. At first it was a distant rumble, then it was louder and louder. But it was over so quickly that many people didn't realise that the shaking ground and strange deep rumble was actually an earthquake. The deep rumble sounded again and this time, the entire place shook. Rimbaud's approach is minimalist, with a subtle array of grinding and plucking effects combining with the deep rumble of the base. I heard a distant splash and a rumble of loud thunder. The deep rumble of tanks could be felt through the earth. The heavy raindrops fell quickly and loudly, and the ominous rumble of thunder sounded in the distance. He climbed into the car and started it up with a deep rumble and a jolt. A distant rumble arose from downriver as we gathered speed. Grey clouds rolled in from the south, deep rumbles of thunder accompanying them. The air became moister and the deep rumble of the waterfall could be heard, it was certain that they were not far off. He chuckled, a deep rumble from deep in his chest. Synonyms rumble, rumbling, boom, booming, roar, roaring, pounding, thud, thudding, thump, thumping, crash, crashing, bang, banging, ring, ringing, grumble, growl, resounding, reverberation, echo 2US informal A street fight between gangs or large groups. a rumble between two gangs of street thugs Example sentencesExamples Ponyboy looks at the other boys who join his gang for the rumble. He told me of the gang fights he experienced as a boy, including one memorable rumble when he was chased by a knife wielding opponent. Tensions and emotions ran high as both gangs headed for the chosen rumble spot at the football field. Clerks from both of their firms circled around the trash-talking combatants, as if this were some kind of Wall Street rumble. The rumble was quickly controlled by nearby officers and my attention returned to more important matters. Synonyms fight, fist fight, skirmish, scuffle, tussle, fracas, scrimmage, fray, melee, rumpus, altercation, wrangle, clash, free-for-all, scrum, brouhaha, commotion, uproar Origin Late Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch rommelen, rummelen, of imitative origin. Sense 2 of the verb may be a different word. Rhymes bumble, crumble, fumble, grumble, humble, jumble, mumble, rough-and-tumble, scumble, stumble, tumble, umbel Definition of rumble in US English: rumble verbˈrəmbəlˈrəmbəl 1no object Make a continuous deep, resonant sound. thunder rumbled, lightning flickered Example sentencesExamples The clouds remained, lightning continued to strike, and thunder continued to rumble, but there was no rain. In the distance, thunder rumbled, and sheet lightning dimly lit the sky. Thunder rumbled ominously in the distance, and lightning lit up the underbellies of the clouds to the far south. Thunder rumbled ominously, and the wind and rain battered the windows. The rain only lasted thirty minutes, but thunder continued to rumble for hours afterwards. Soon thunder rumbled across the heavens and flashes of lightning lit up the hillsides as thick curtains of rain swept towards us. Thunder continued to rumble ominously overhead, like some great sky god beating out a war march on giant, distant drums. Thunder rumbled, sounding closer than it had before. The sound of thunder rumbled through my ears and a flash of lightning appeared here and there. Instantaneously, the sky darkened, thunder rumbled, and lightning flashed. It was deep and rumbling, like the thunder that came just before a storm. The sound of thunder rumbled off in the distance. Lightning struck and thunder rumbled all around us. Thunder rumbles because we hear sound waves from different parts of a jagged lightning stroke. The building groaned as a sound like thunder rumbled somewhere above him. It thundered and rumbled and rain fell ferociously for hours. A sudden drum roll of thunder rumbled over the meadow, but only the village seemed to notice. He stared up at the sky, a deep growl rumbling in his throat. Thunder rumbled around the rooftops and lightning flashed repeatedly across the sodden skyline. Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed, making the scene even more nightmarish. Synonyms boom, thunder, roll, roar, resound, reverberate, echo, grumble, growl 1.1with adverbial of direction (especially of a large vehicle) move with a rumbling sound. heavy trucks rumbled through the streets Example sentencesExamples The bus rumbles out of Glazoué and turns off into the countryside. Willersey residents were hoping their campaign to stop heavy lorries rumbling through their village streets would move up a gear after a meeting last night. Another resident, David Stanton said he heard trucks rumble past in the very early hours of the morning and agreed the only solution was Route K. A pall of gloom hangs over the usually bustling market town as sealed container wagons and Army trucks rumble through the streets. Tanks and armoured personnel carriers rumbled through the torn-up streets Saturday, but few Palestinians were visible. Back at the ambulance base, army vehicles rumble past. And then the vehicles noisily rumble back in again at 3.30 pm. He leaned out over the small rail and was about to embrace the blackness when a truck came rumbling along the road. The Eastside van rumbles away and a cloud of dust settles around the edge of the forest. Even when a farmer's manure truck rumbled down the road beside her, Gina didn't budge. News came in that a squadron of armored cars were rumbling down the Nevsky with red flags flying from them. Residents have complained about being awoken in the early hours by empty wagons rumbling through the town on their way to the quarries. Villagers have complained about large lorries daily rumbling past a 16-pupil school on a very narrow road. Outside cars honked their frustrated horns and trucks rumbled past cutting everybody off. Late in the evening, freight cars rumble past, lumbering along in the wake of the engine's distant whistle. Kirkby Stephen's heavy goods vehicle ban is being ignored by heavy trucks that rumble through the town at night, parish councillors heard this week. Once they had passed, Bligh scrambled down the bank and stopped as the wagons rumbled past within inches of his face. Hailey watched in open-mouthed horror as James' car rumbled past her house and down the road. No sooner had the thought passed through her mind when the familiar '79 Ford truck rumbled into the mouth of her driveway. The vehicle rumbled slowly past and stopped in the middle of the street. Synonyms reverberate, echo, re-echo, resound, boom, peal, roar, grumble 1.2with object Utter in a deep, resonant voice. the man's low voice rumbled an instruction Example sentencesExamples The man's deep voice rumbled as he cast a depreciating look at Toni. He answered the phone quickly, his deep voice rumbling through the line. Leon's tenor voice rumbled sweetly in her ear, and she blushed. Goetz's Scrooge is refined and practiced, his voice rumbling through the audience. An elegant and delicate actress plays Tomi, but her voice rumbles like an old man. The deep voice rumbled next to her ear and she froze, chills flying up and down her spine. ‘I was beginning to think you three wouldn't show up,’ the old man's voice rumbled. His voice rumbled darkly in that scolding way of his. ‘I see you've learned to tango,’ he murmured, his low voice rumbling softly in my ear. He had a really nice voice and it almost rumbled when he whispered. Lee's voice rumbled away on the other side of the line. ‘David, I thought that we talked about this last year,’ a deep masculine voice rumbled dangerously. Gary called from the car, his deep voice rumbling across the parking lot. Anthony's voice rumbled quietly from behind me. Jack's baritone voice rumbled through the empty halls. ‘Take a deep breath,’ Smith instructed, his voice rumbling in the back of his throat. The deep base of his voice rumbled, echoing through the dim chamber. ‘I'm Nicholas,’ he said firmly, his bass voice rumbling pleasantly as he held out a hand to the newcomer. Empathy and unapologetic emotion are her trademarks, evoked by a big voice that can rumble with lust or scream with self-hatred. ‘Welcome back to the land of the living,’ a voice rumbled from my left. 1.3 (of a person's stomach) make a deep, resonant sound due to hunger. Example sentencesExamples Three guesses on whose stomach was rumbling like mad. My stomach rumbles involuntarily; I am hungry and haven't even realised. Her stomach rumbled, but she put the thought of hunger out of her mind. So here we were, feeling faint with hunger, stomachs rumbling and no grub ready - and getting stiffer by the minute after our trek. Her stomach rumbled, so she decided to get something to eat. My stomach was rumbling because I went to my room right after lunch, and although I had taken an apple and an orange from the kitchen counter, it didn't make up for my lack of dinner. Her stomach rumbled with the thought of real food. I had begun my walk from the Alexanderplatz, and after having walked a considerable distance, I felt my stomach rumbling. Eat before you go - if your stomach's rumbling while you're pushing the trolley up and down the food aisles, you're likely to put more in it. Vivian had just realized that her stomach was rumbling with hunger. At midday I felt my stomach rumbling and I heard Dad's shout for me to go down to lunch. I'd left this morning without food and now my stomach was rumbling. I ducked out and got in line for breakfast, my stomach rumbling. She dressed quickly, her stomach rumbling all the while. Their pockets were virtually empty and their stomachs were rumbling with hunger. My stomach rumbles for want of food; my throat burns for lack of water. It was approaching lunchtime and Jake's stomach was rumbling, but there were still a few more members of staff to speak to before he could think about eating. They also needed something to eat and all their stomachs rumbled from hunger. She left the store and headed over to the food court, her stomach rumbling. All he could do then was just sit, quietly, stomach rumbling, while his sister bustled about. 2British informal with object Discover (an illicit activity or its perpetrator) it wouldn't need a genius to rumble my little game Example sentencesExamples Crooks direct these illicit revenues to separate accounts in the hope they'll be able to draw out a sizable wedge by the time their ruse is rumbled. He was rumbled by police earlier this week after an American contacted the authorities when James failed to show up. Eventually, the person on the other end of the line will get the message that they have been rumbled. So we strung him along, waiting for him to rumble us or get bored. In July we were going to elope to Gretna Green but I told my big mouthed brother who let it slip and we were rumbled. Viewers were outraged when the link to the site was cut at 2am this morning - just as resident bad guy Nick was about to be rumbled. One of those new thin fascistic speed cameras was looking beadily down on me and I knew it was only a matter of minutes before I was rumbled and some sort of motorway security would be on the scene. Fortunately, as soon as they realised that their scheme had been rumbled by councillors, they slammed on the brakes. Reade was rumbled in 1999 after bidders tried to buy goods from him on eBay. What if he knows Mick's upstairs, what if he's rumbled our game? Meanwhile, a couple of FBI agents have been sent along to rumble the gang and solve the murder. Their position would be highly dangerous, as the enemy never likes to be rumbled. He told her too that he was single, but she rumbled him in July 2004 and ended the relationship. The gang were rumbled when a low bidder became suspicious after failing to win a contract and complained to the authorities. The organization cites the example of Maria Rodriguez, who was rumbled while working under her husband's Social Security Number. Just when it looked like we had rumbled them, they perpetrated on us probably the greatest political confidence trick of the century. The scam was only rumbled in September 2001, following an undercover police operation. I looked at the monitor, and discovered that the boys had been rumbled. He collected R4000 in wedding gifts - but a suspicious guest rumbled him and the game was up. Synonyms discover, become aware, learn, detect, discern, perceive, observe, notice, note, come to know, get to know, work out, deduce, fathom out, realize 3US informal no object Take part in a street fight between gangs or large groups. the five of them rumbled with the men in the other car nounˈrəmbəlˈrəmbəl 1A continuous deep, resonant sound like distant thunder. the steady rumble of traffic figurative there were rumbles of discontent from small retailers Example sentencesExamples There was no answer, only the silence of the dust clearing and the distant rumble of motorway traffic. Meanwhile, rumbles of surprising dissent are coming from military officers themselves, who have accused the administration of not sending in enough soldiers. I heard a distant splash and a rumble of loud thunder. Grey clouds rolled in from the south, deep rumbles of thunder accompanying them. Rimbaud's approach is minimalist, with a subtle array of grinding and plucking effects combining with the deep rumble of the base. He chuckled, a deep rumble from deep in his chest. There has been a low rumble from deep within the community about the rights of the childless. At first it was a distant rumble, then it was louder and louder. He climbed into the car and started it up with a deep rumble and a jolt. But it was over so quickly that many people didn't realise that the shaking ground and strange deep rumble was actually an earthquake. A distant rumble arose from downriver as we gathered speed. Which brings us to last week's National Book Critics Circle awards, announced in New York City amid of few rumbles of dissension… which is the subject of today's column. From somewhere in the distance comes an ominous rumble of thunder, barely perceptible over the nearby lawnmower. I could hear the distant rumble of thunder in the background but all sound was lost to my ears as Darius walked in. The air became moister and the deep rumble of the waterfall could be heard, it was certain that they were not far off. The deep rumble sounded again and this time, the entire place shook. A deep rumble came up from the depths of his throat and his breathing quickened. The heavy raindrops fell quickly and loudly, and the ominous rumble of thunder sounded in the distance. Still, there are rumbles in the industry that more than one firm will be found in violation of independence regulations. The deep rumble of tanks could be felt through the earth. Synonyms rumble, rumbling, boom, booming, roar, roaring, pounding, thud, thudding, thump, thumping, crash, crashing, bang, banging, ring, ringing, grumble, growl, resounding, reverberation, echo 2US informal A street fight between gangs or large groups. Example sentencesExamples Tensions and emotions ran high as both gangs headed for the chosen rumble spot at the football field. Ponyboy looks at the other boys who join his gang for the rumble. The rumble was quickly controlled by nearby officers and my attention returned to more important matters. He told me of the gang fights he experienced as a boy, including one memorable rumble when he was chased by a knife wielding opponent. Clerks from both of their firms circled around the trash-talking combatants, as if this were some kind of Wall Street rumble. Synonyms fight, fist fight, skirmish, scuffle, tussle, fracas, scrimmage, fray, melee, rumpus, altercation, wrangle, clash, free-for-all, scrum, brouhaha, commotion, uproar Origin Late Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch rommelen, rummelen, of imitative origin. Sense 2 of the verb may be a different word.
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