rumbling
Example Sentences
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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
I was about a half mile away from the shack when my ears picked up the rumbling of wheels and the thunder of hooves.
From Literature
Two: Last year on the Southwest Chief, I woke up at dawn as we were rumbling through the Arizona desert.
From Los Angeles Times
“But this was actually a bit of an arranged marriage” between two people who’d separately heard rumblings that the Jim Henson Co. might be looking to move its operations.
From Los Angeles Times
In another, a TCU running back was busting his way through tackles on third and long, rumbling his way into the end zone, deflating any delusions of grandeur.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
