rumbling

[ruhm-bling] / ˈrʌm blɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

hollow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

muted

STRONG

dull echoing flat low muffled mute resounding ringing roaring sounding vibrating

WEAK

cavernous clangorous ghostly reverberant sepulchral thunderous toneless vibrant

Antonyms

STRONG

clear elevated sharp

WEAK

convex earnest frank full genuine high honest light meaningful raised real sincere soft solid substantial truthful

NOUN

roll

Synonyms

STRONG

barrage boom booming clangor drone drumbeat drumming echoing grumble quaver racket rat-a-tat resonance roar rumble thunder

Antonyms

STRONG

quiet

NOUN

thunder

Synonyms

STRONGEST

detonation explosion roar rumble

STRONG

barrage blast boom booming cannonade clap cracking crash crashing discharge drumfire fulmination outburst peal pealing thunderbolt uproar

WEAK

thundercrack

Antonyms

STRONG

peace

Example Sentences

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An eyewitness told the Daily Tribune newspaper that she heard a loud rumbling moments before the collapse.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

He didn’t, however, apologize, and the PR snafu kept rumbling.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 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

The brakes squeak and the rumbling engine quits.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan

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