rumble
Example Sentences
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The plant’s low rumble reverberated across the surrounding desert, unusually green from a recent rain.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
Further south, however, sunshine will be more limited, and there is a greater chance of lively showers developing, with the possibility of an isolated rumble of thunder.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
It swoops down playfully in “A Black Song,” over a swung rumble of drumbeats.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
"It was a rumble and then a bang," one resident told AFP, asking not to be named.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
Even tough people froze in panic when a rumble of thunder reminded them of an earthquake.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
Vocabulary lists containing rumble
The Outsiders
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