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rumble

[ruhm-buhl] / ˈrʌm bəl /
VERB
growl, thunder
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Students pass the hostel on their way to lectures as aeroplanes rumble overhead every few minutes.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

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

And in the late night, as the early summer sun is just beginning its rise behind the hills, I hear a rumble.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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