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rumble

[ruhm-buhl] / ˈrʌm bəl /
VERB
growl, thunder
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Some of the damaged buildings groaned with each new rumble of the earth, as Venezuela endured more aftershocks.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

Not boos, but the low rumble of his name when he walks out to bat.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

The plant’s low rumble reverberated across the surrounding desert, unusually green from a recent rain.

From Salon May 10, 2026

The morning started with a rumble when a magnitude 3.4 earthquake hit 10 miles from Cabazon at 8:44 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 27, 2026

I walk slowly as buses rumble by, cars and taxis race for lane space.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

In summer 2024, there were rumbles that Germany would sell down part of its then 16.5% stake.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

The new month sees U.S. stocks at record highs as an inexorable rally rumbles on.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

Adam Clayton’s bass rumbles majestically, and Larry Mullen Jr. — despite the cautionary description he provides about needing to change his intention and approach — still sounds exactly like LMJ.

From Salon Mar. 10, 2026

Italy's eager back row soaked up England's ponderous forward rumbles and when the ball went wide, their defensive shape was barely ruffled.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2026

She would have been thrilled at the prospect of seeing an important collection of ferns, and even felt some anticipatory tummy rumbles at the thought of eating what promised to be a truly delicious meal.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

The vehicle rumbled into the sky, generating a huge plume on the ground and a powerful wave of noise, according to a SpaceX livestream.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

And when the mud-splattered roadsters rumbled to a stop, the Ford dealers had local garages administer tuneups.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

"Markets pulled back across Europe as the waiting game to end the Iran war rumbled on," said Dan Coatsworth, head of markets at AJ Bell.

From Barron's May 21, 2026

Just two days earlier, a magnitude 4.4 rumbled in the desert about 60 miles north of Sin City, where some people reported weak shaking.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2026

A low thunder burst rumbled, and my insides did the same.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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

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

Thousands of metres beneath the ground, amid suffocating heat, lies one of the keys to Poland's rumbling mining sector -- and the world economy.

From Barron's Apr. 3, 2026

A north San Diego County resident said rumbling from the temblor lasted about 15 seconds.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 19, 2026

The wind, rumbling like an approaching train, diverted my attention from my letter to Charlie.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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