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rumble

[ruhm-buhl] / ˈrʌm bəl /
VERB
growl, thunder
Synonyms


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Now the constant rumble of construction machinery has been replaced by a steady stream of vans and golf carts ferrying people to and from the paddock for this weekend's races.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

McKinney isn’t just a rumble for Angler of the Year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

He gets angry sometimes, but in this tournament he has yet to noticeably hector the refs or rumble with his opponents.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Some of the damaged buildings groaned with each new rumble of the earth, as Venezuela endured more aftershocks.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

She heard the low, soft, rhythmic grunts of the females and cooing of the infants, the rumble of the males, with now and then a challenging bark.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

For cricket fans, journalists and pundits, this is also peak time for the eternal debate that rumbles on about the future of The Hundred, its relevances, and its success.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

As the first-quarter earnings season rumbles on, those lofty expectations have looked justified so far: The pace of earnings growth reported by firms so far has dramatically surpassed analysts’ expectations.

From MarketWatch May 3, 2026

Mr. Spears’s orchestration is similarly evocative of this timeless state, with rumbles, lush strings, and no high woodwinds.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

However, Fawad Razaqzada at Forex.com warned that traders might begin to rethink their positions the longer the conflict rumbles on.

From Barron's Mar. 18, 2026

A car rumbles slowly down the darkened street, its headlights shrouded.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

“In a low energy 24 hours the Middle East story has rumbled on as concerns about fresh US-Iran hostilities pushed oil prices higher still,” Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid wrote in a Tuesday note.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

Scrum pressure forced New Zealand replacement Fletcher Newell to his knees, the Springboks punted the resulting penalty into the 22m and a monster maul rumbled infield and forward with Marx crashing over.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Arguments broke out, the crowd rumbled, and one younger woman suggested that an ill-tempered intruder needed to “dance hrself clean.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

The new measures, announced by China’s commerce ministry on Monday, show Beijing isn’t backing down in a dispute that has rumbled on for months.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Crusher’s deep voice rumbled, “Were you sent here by the Juggernaut?”

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

Talk of City signing 18-year-old Ayyoub Bouaddi has been rumbling all summer, and the club have reportedly held talks with the Moroccan, who would cost an estimated £85m.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

So when a calf disappeared into the tall grass recently, he roamed among the herd making low, rumbling grunts.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

He didn’t, however, apologize, and the PR snafu kept rumbling.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

That rumbling you hear could also just be suitcases rolled over ancient streets.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2026

He could hear the beasts now in their field nearby, rumbling and snuffling to one another as the sun began to dip behind the Mountain.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda




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