rumble
/ˈɹʌmb(ə)l/
noun
- 1
A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach.
“The rumble from passing trucks made it hard to sleep at night.”
- 2
A street fight or brawl.
- 3
A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or polished by friction against each other.
- 4
A seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage.
verb
- 1
To make a low, heavy, continuous sound.
“I could hear the thunder rumbling in the distance.”
- 2
To discover deceitful or underhanded behaviour.
“The police is going to rumble your hideout.”
- 3
To move while making a rumbling noise.
“The truck rumbled over the rough road.”
- 4
To fight; to brawl.
- 5
(of a game controller) to provide haptic feedback by vibrating.
- 6
To cause to pass through a rumble, or polishing machine.
- 7
To murmur; to ripple.
interjection
- 1
An onomatopoeia describing a rumbling noise
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