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rumble

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


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

From Salon • May 10, 2026

But it’s his voice that exerts the most hypnotic force, moving from defensive parry to inner rumble that takes the entire audience at the James Earl Jones Theatre into his confidence.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Hundreds of trucks laden with ore now rumble from a newly operational mine on the forest fringes.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

It swoops down playfully in “A Black Song,” over a swung rumble of drumbeats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

There’s a soft rumble in the distance, and I swear I feel a raindrop on my cheek.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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