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rumble

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


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Meanwhile, Bentley addressed the challenge of luxury-EV sound by getting musicians to imitate the rumble of its V8 engines using traditional Western percussion instruments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

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Now the constant rumble of construction machinery has been replaced by a steady stream of vans and golf carts ferrying people to and from the paddock for this weekend's races.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

There is no sign of this just yet but this is a saga with the potential to rumble on.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

The jaculus gave a low rumble in its throat; it sounded like a warning.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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

For cricket fans, journalists and pundits, this is also peak time for the eternal debate that rumbles on about the future of The Hundred, its relevances, and its success.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 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

The pisa y corre rumbles to life with loud music and several honks.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

“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

As the rocket rumbled along the Space Coast, nerves turned into catharsis for JPL scientists and engineers looking on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 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

Opening track Are You Listening Yet rumbled along on an irresistible soca rhythm, while a sample of Underworld's Born Slippy gave Taste Back a much-needed turbo boost.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

Something savory wafted up the hallway and my stomach rumbled.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

That thunder you hear rumbling is Walt Disney yelling down: What’s the point?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

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

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

From BBC ● May 24, 2026

We barely notice the beginning of the performance—a low, rumbling drone accompanies our arrival in the theater, and the actual music begins before the lights fully dim.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

My stomach rumbled as I touched the ground, but then I heard another rumbling.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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