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Meaning of rumble

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

rumble

Pronunciation:/ˈɹʌmb(ə)l//ˈɹʌmb(ə)l/

noun

Definitions

  1. A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach.

    Example: 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

Definitions

  1. To make a low, heavy, continuous sound.

    Example: I could hear the thunder rumbling in the distance.

  2. To discover deceitful or underhanded behaviour.

    Example: The police is going to rumble your hideout.

  3. To move while making a rumbling noise.

    Example: The truck rumbled over the rough road.

  4. To fight; to brawl.

interjection

Definitions

  1. An onomatopoeia describing a rumbling noise