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rumble

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


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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

Following localised overnight thunderstorms for some across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England, there could be further thundery showers through the morning on Friday and for some they will rumble on into the afternoon.

From BBC 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

Sigurd’s was the rumble of a winter squall.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

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

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

It rumbles into the end zone on a quarterback keeper.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 29, 2025

The forest rumbles with so much energy that it sounds like living next to a freeway.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 25, 2025

Everything smells so good, my stomach rumbles again.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist

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

All around this one personal tragedy are the sights and smells of many others from that moment Wednesday evening when the earth abruptly groaned and rumbled with quakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5, in rapid succession.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

They rumbled through like a runaway train, dominating with 55 runs over four losers’-bracket wins.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2026

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

“Was the whole mountain exploding? It rumbled ten minutes. Thunder seemed close but muffled, the air too black to see lightning.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

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

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

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

There was a deep rumbling as a sheet of brilliant white flame suddenly erupted, momentarily engulfing the whole launch pad as the mightiest rocket Nasa has ever built rose into the sky.

From BBC Apr. 1, 2026

“Drop the boy,” Nyame commands, a deep rumbling following his words like thunder after lightning.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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