Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

rumble

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


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

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

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

While the afternoons blazed, Tim sailed Melville’s waves of prose, alert to the rumble of an epic whale beneath their surface.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

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

From Salon May 10, 2026

Further south, however, sunshine will be more limited, and there is a greater chance of lively showers developing, with the possibility of an isolated rumble of thunder.

From BBC May 4, 2026

Survivors describe the sound of a tsunami as everything from a deafening rumble to a rasping hiss.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Ultimately, the tracks would be complemented with multiple sound walls and shields, the latter clear structures designed to block coaster rumbles and audience screams.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

It rumbles and undulates across the floor, like a lonely camel enduring across a windswept desert.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

The plans come as a months-long diplomatic row between Japan and China over comments Takaichi made on Taiwan rumbles on.

From Barron's Feb. 27, 2026

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

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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

When I asked if they wanted to visit Delilah at her store, Cosmo would thunder down the hallway toward our front door, while Hook rumbled behind.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 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

Asia markets rumbled again on Thursday as Japan returned from its extended spring holidays and the Nikkei 225 roared nearly 6% higher on the opening day of trading.

From Barron's May 7, 2026

With a finger as thick as Anya’s wrist, he jabbed at the square and rumbled, “Zmeyreka?”

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

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

But internal wrangling over defence spending has been rumbling on for months following multiple delays to the DIP, which was originally due last autumn.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

But the construction noise, rumbling trucks and constant influx of workers has the couple at their wits’ end.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 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

I crack up as she plays another few riffs—trilling treble to rumbling bass.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper




Vocabulary lists containing rumble


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training