- present participle of rumble.
rumbling
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Talk of City signing Bouaddi has been rumbling all summer, and the club have reportedly held talks with the Moroccan,, external who would cost an estimated £85m.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
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
The van’s engine is rumbling low when I get back out into the parking lot.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
U.S. stocks are set up for potentially dramatic rotations beneath the S&P 500 index’s surface, with rumblings already underway following a stratospheric rise in semiconductors shares.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 5, 2026
Harpootlian heard rumblings that some of the jurors were displeased with Hill’s conduct and began to scour the back roads of Colleton County to track them down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
Kathan had heard rumblings about CBS getting out of radio going all the way back to its first ownership change in the 1980s when Larry Tisch acquired the company.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
The price target hike was due to rumblings that hyperscaler interest is increasing for offerings from Astera Labs.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
As the mountain’s rumblings grew St. Helens became a tourist attraction for the world.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
