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rumble

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


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He gets angry sometimes, but in this tournament he has yet to noticeably hector the refs or rumble with his opponents.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

"It wasn't just individual flashes of lightning, it was like strobe lighting and a constant rumble of thunder for probably about 15 or 20 minutes," he told BBC Scotland News.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

The plant’s low rumble reverberated across the surrounding desert, unusually green from a recent rain.

From Salon May 10, 2026

And it is optimizing the routes taken by its trucks, 5,000 of which rumble each day along company logging roads whose mileage rivals the Interstate Highway System.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

A rumble echoed down the mountainside and Akira froze.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Ultimately, the tracks would be complemented with multiple sound walls and shields, the latter clear structures designed to block coaster rumbles and audience screams.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 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

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

The plans come as a months-long diplomatic row between Japan and China over comments Takaichi made on Taiwan rumbles on.

From Barron's Feb. 27, 2026

An almost musical blend of roars and rumbles filled the capsule as Gagarin felt the rocket beneath him trembling, fighting gravity, and lifting off the ground.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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

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

And when the mud-splattered roadsters rumbled to a stop, the Ford dealers had local garages administer tuneups.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

Just two days earlier, a magnitude 4.4 rumbled in the desert about 60 miles north of Sin City, where some people reported weak shaking.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2026

I pretended I couldn’t hear, gesturing to my ears and shrugging as I rumbled past him and took a hard right onto the street.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen

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

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Its internal speaker plays a rumbling soundtrack that sends the drumsticks attached to the instrument flittering, giving the sense of a ghostly presence tapping out a brooding dirge.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 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

Thousands of metres beneath the ground, amid suffocating heat, lies one of the keys to Poland's rumbling mining sector -- and the world economy.

From Barron's Apr. 3, 2026

Soon, we heard the rumbling of the charger behind us, plowing through frightened shoppers.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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