- present participle of rumble.
rumbling
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But if these rumbling premonitions have remained true across multiple eras of an ever-evolving media landscape, have we really learned anything?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
An eyewitness told the Daily Tribune newspaper that she heard a loud rumbling moments before the collapse.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
Its internal speaker plays a rumbling soundtrack that sends the drumsticks attached to the instrument flittering, giving the sense of a ghostly presence tapping out a brooding dirge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
The plant houses 14 rumbling pumps in two football-field sized wings and is one of the most powerful water lifting systems in the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
The station shakes with the rumbling of a green train, six cars long, approaching.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
“It was during those weeks that the rumblings of ‘Obsession’ began, and Curry got it greenlit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Harpootlian heard rumblings that some of the jurors were displeased with Hill’s conduct and began to scour the back roads of Colleton County to track them down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
The price target hike was due to rumblings that hyperscaler interest is increasing for offerings from Astera Labs.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
There are rumblings of stress in the housing market.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 7, 2026
Chacko laid his ear against it and listened with wonder at the rumblings from within.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
