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Rumbling
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verb (used without object)
1.
to make a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound, as thunder.
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)
4.
to give forth or utter with a rumbling sound: to rumble a command.
5.
to cause to make or move with a rumbling sound: to rumble a wagon over the ground.
6.
to subject to the action of a rumble or tumbling box, as for the purpose of polishing.
noun
7.
a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound: the rumble of tanks across a bridge.
9.
a rear part of a carriage containing seating accommodations, as for servants, or space for baggage.
11.
Slang. a street fight between rival teenage gangs.
Origin:
1325–75; 1940–45 for def. 3; (v.) Middle English romblen, rumblen; compare Dutch rommelen, probably of imitative orig.; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.
1325–75; 1940–45 for def. 3; (v.) Middle English romblen, rumblen; compare Dutch rommelen, probably of imitative orig.; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.
Related forms
rum·bler, noun
rum·bling·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. roar, thunder, roll, boom.
1. roar, thunder, roll, boom.
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| rumble (ˈrʌmbəl) | |
| —vb | |
| 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 (Brit) (tr) to find out about (someone or something); discover (something): the police rumbled their plans |
| 6. | slang (US) (intr) to be involved in a gang fight |
| —n | |
| 7. | a deep resonant sound |
| 8. | a widespread murmur of discontent |
| 9. | another name for tumbler |
| 10. | slang (US), (Canadian), (NZ) a gang fight |
| [C14: perhaps from Middle Dutch rummelen; related to German rummeln, rumpeln] | |
| 'rumbler | |
| —n | |
| 'rumbling | |
| —adj | |
| 'rumblingly | |
| —adv | |
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