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rumble
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rum·ble  (rmbl)
v. rum·bled, rum·bling, rum·bles
v.intr.
1. To make a deep, long, rolling sound.
2. To move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound.
3. Slang To engage in a gang fight.
v.tr.
1. To utter with a deep, long, rolling sound.
2. To polish or mix (metal parts) in a tumbling box.
n.
1. A deep, long, rolling sound.
2. A tumbling box.
3. A luggage compartment or servant's seat in the rear of a carriage.
4. Slang
a. Pervasive, widespread expression of unrest or dissatisfaction.
b. A gang fight.

[Middle English romblen, perhaps from Middle Dutch rommelen or from Middle Low German rummeln.]

rumbler n.
rumbling·ly adv.
rumbly adj.

rumble
Verb
[-bling, -bled]
1. to make or cause to make a deep echoing sound: thunder rumbled overhead
2. to move with such a sound: a slow freight train rumbled past
3. Brit slang to find out about (someone or something): his real identity was rumbled
Noun
1. a deep resonant sound
2. Slang a gang fight [probably from Middle Dutch rummelen]
rumbling adjn

Rumble a commotion, tumult, or uproar; a low continuous distant sound.
Examples: rumble of basses—Lipton, 1970; of cannon, 1817; of carts and waggons, 1842; of traffic.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rumblerumble - a loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling of thunder"
noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
2.rumble - a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage
carriage, equipage, rig - a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
seat - any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down"
3.rumblerumble - a fight between rival gangs of adolescents
fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
Verb1.rumble - make a low noise; "rumbling thunder"
sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
2.rumble - to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff"
let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
Translations
rumble [ˈrʌmbl] nruido sordo; [of thunder] → redoble m
viretumbar, hacer un ruido sordo; [stomach, pipe] → sonar

rumble [ˈrʌmbl] ngrondement m [of stomach, pipe]; gargouillement m
vigronder; [stomach, pipe] → gargouiller

rumble [ˈrʌmbl] n (of thunder) → Grollen nt;
(of traffic) → Rumpeln nt;
(of guns) → Donnern nt;
(of voices) → Gemurmel nt
vi (stomach) → knurren;
(thunder) → grollen;
(traffic) → rumpeln;
(guns) → donnern

rumble [ˈrʌmbl] nrimbombo; brontolio
virimbombare; [stomach, pipe] → brontolare

rumble
v rumble [ˈrambl]
to make a low grumbling sound Thunder rumbled in the distance. rommel, brom يُدَوَّي тътна hřmít rumle rumpeln,rollen μουγκρίζω, βροντώ retumbar, ruido sordo hacer un, resonar, retronar müristama غریدن jyristä gronder לִרעוֹם बज्र या भूकम्प की सी आवाज करना, घड़घड़ाना, समझ जाना, पहचान जाना štropotati, grmiti dörög menggelegar drynja rimbombare ごろごろ鳴る 굉음을 내게 하다; 굉음을 내다 dundėti, urgzti dunēt; dārdēt bergemuruh rommelen buldre, rumle, dundre (za)dudnić reboar a bu­bui громыхать hrmieť bobneti grmeti mullra ส่งเสียงครางยาว gürlemek, gümbürdemek, guruldamak 隆隆響 гуркотіти گرجنا tạo ra tiếng ầm ầm
n
this kind of sound the rumble of thunder. gerommel دَوي тътен hřmění rumlen das Rumpeln,das Rollen μουγκρητό, μπουμπουνητό retumbo, ruido sordo müristamine غرش jyrinä grondement קוֹל רַעַם घर्घर, घड़घड़ाहट, गड़गड़ाहट grmljavina, (potmula) tutnjava dörgés gelegar druna, gnÿr rimbombo ごろごろ 우르릉 소리 dundėjimas, urzgimas duna; dārdi dentuman gerommel bulder, rumling, drønn dudnienie reboo bubuit, bubuitură громыхание hrmenie bobnenje grmljavina muller เสียงครางยาว gürleme, guruldama 隆隆聲 грюкання, гуркотіння گرج tiếng ầm ầm


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