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rumble

rum·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ruhm-buh l]
    • /ˈrʌm bəl/
    • /ˈrʌm.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ruhm-buh l]
    • /ˈrʌm bəl/

Definitions of rumble word

  • verb without object rumble to make a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound, as thunder. 1
  • verb without object rumble to move or travel with such a sound: The train rumbled on. 1
  • verb without object rumble Slang. to have or take part in a street fight between or among teenage gangs: Rival gangs rumbled on Saturday afternoon. 1
  • verb with object rumble to give forth or utter with a rumbling sound: to rumble a command. 1
  • verb with object rumble to cause to make or move with a rumbling sound: to rumble a wagon over the ground. 1
  • verb with object rumble to subject to the action of a rumble or tumbling box, as for the purpose of polishing. 1
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Origin of rumble

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
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.

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Parts of speech for Rumble

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Rumble

rumble popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

rumble usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rumble

noun rumble

  • accusation — If you make an accusation against someone, you criticize them or express the belief that they have done something wrong.
  • afflatus — an impulse of creative power or inspiration, esp in poetry, considered to be of divine origin (esp in the phrase divine afflatus)
  • altercation — An altercation is a noisy argument or disagreement.
  • anarchism — Anarchism is the belief that the laws and power of governments should be replaced by people working together freely.
  • arousal — Arousal is the state of being sexually excited.

verb rumble

  • altercate — to argue, esp heatedly; dispute
  • bayed — a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent.
  • baying — a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent.
  • belled — the cry of a rutting stag or hunting dog.
  • belling — the cry of a rutting stag or hunting dog.
All 99 Synonyms of rumble

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Related words

  • rumbling

    a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound: the rumble of tanks across a bridge.

  • dickey

    a man's detachable, or false, shirt front

  • growl

    to utter a deep guttural sound of anger or hostility: The dog growled at the mail carrier.

  • hurl

    to throw or fling with great force or vigor.

  • roadster

    an early automobile having an open body, a single seat for two or three persons, and a large trunk or a rumble seat.

  • rumble seat

    Also called, British, dickey. a seat recessed into the back of a coupe or roadster, covered by a hinged lid that opens to form the back of the seat when in use.
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