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rumble

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


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The volcano's sustained explosive activity weakened on September 6, although Anak Krakatau continued to rumble.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Now the constant rumble of construction machinery has been replaced by a steady stream of vans and golf carts ferrying people to and from the paddock for this weekend's races.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

The papers dubs the story a "royal rumble exclusive".

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

McKinney isn’t just a rumble for Angler of the Year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

The rumble of road that leads to Carville.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

And a split-second later the crowd saw it, too — their quiet rumbles rising to a thrilling roar, as if they knew what was coming next.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

In Tottenham, he performs alongside videos of his old friend on a version of Feel Good Inc that rumbles like a juggernaut.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

The new month sees U.S. stocks at record highs as an inexorable rally rumbles on.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

It rumbles and undulates across the floor, like a lonely camel enduring across a windswept desert.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

A car rumbles into our driveway, and the door opens and then slams.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

“In a low energy 24 hours the Middle East story has rumbled on as concerns about fresh US-Iran hostilities pushed oil prices higher still,” Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid wrote in a Tuesday note.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Scrum pressure forced New Zealand replacement Fletcher Newell to his knees, the Springboks punted the resulting penalty into the 22m and a monster maul rumbled infield and forward with Marx crashing over.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Many Flores inhabitants slept outside for a second night in a row, afraid to go home as hundreds of aftershocks rumbled through the area.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

The new measures, announced by China’s commerce ministry on Monday, show Beijing isn’t backing down in a dispute that has rumbled on for months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

The god’s voice rumbled like an oncoming front.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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

So when a calf disappeared into the tall grass recently, he roamed among the herd making low, rumbling grunts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

But the construction noise, rumbling trucks and constant influx of workers has the couple at their wits’ end.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

That rumbling you hear could also just be suitcases rolled over ancient streets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

That afternoon the sound of chopping wood rings out over the rumbling of the waves.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




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