Definitions

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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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

Residents in Thailand's Ban Thanon Khot are accustomed to the rumbling of trains – rail is a key mode of transportation connecting the remote town with major cities.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

Payne broke one tackle, then another, then another, rumbling his way 35 yards until he’d scored a walk-off touchdown, leaving USC with a 9-4 record and bitter taste in its mouth heading into the offseason.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

As a kid rumbling by “the Joey P” in the backseat of my mom’s minivan, I never thought about what it really means to decorate a warship for Christmas.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

Dinah made a sound to herself, a low rumbling sound like faraway thunder.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

rumbling

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