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rumble

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


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Now the constant rumble of construction machinery has been replaced by a steady stream of vans and golf carts ferrying people to and from the paddock for this weekend's races.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

From the BBC's office, we hear the near constant rumble of air defences and drone explosions.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Kids who grew up near those hills remember the rumble and roar of Rocketdyne testing another rocket engine and the cloudbanks of smoke from the test firings.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Some of the damaged buildings groaned with each new rumble of the earth, as Venezuela endured more aftershocks.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

With a rumble, it speeds farther away from Sagan.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

As the first-quarter earnings season rumbles on, those lofty expectations have looked justified so far: The pace of earnings growth reported by firms so far has dramatically surpassed analysts’ expectations.

From MarketWatch May 3, 2026

However, Fawad Razaqzada at Forex.com warned that traders might begin to rethink their positions the longer the conflict rumbles on.

From Barron's Mar. 18, 2026

Italy's eager back row soaked up England's ponderous forward rumbles and when the ball went wide, their defensive shape was barely ruffled.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2026

Midnight, who had been asleep, rumbles in surprise and turns his head.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

“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

When I asked if they wanted to visit Delilah at her store, Cosmo would thunder down the hallway toward our front door, while Hook rumbled behind.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

All around this one personal tragedy are the sights and smells of many others from that moment Wednesday evening when the earth abruptly groaned and rumbled with quakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5, in rapid succession.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

Michael’s stomach growled and rumbled, but he didn’t notice.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

But if these rumbling premonitions have remained true across multiple eras of an ever-evolving media landscape, have we really learned anything?

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 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

An eyewitness told the Daily Tribune newspaper that she heard a loud rumbling moments before the collapse.

From BBC May 24, 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

I can hear the rumbling of the train.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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