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Now the constant rumble of construction machinery has been replaced by a steady stream of vans and golf carts ferrying people to and from the paddock for this weekend's races.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

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

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Suddenly, he felt his stomach give a painful rumble and remembered he hadn’t eaten any dinner.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

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

In Tottenham, he performs alongside videos of his old friend on a version of Feel Good Inc that rumbles like a juggernaut.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

The new month sees U.S. stocks at record highs as an inexorable rally rumbles on.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

Mr. Spears’s orchestration is similarly evocative of this timeless state, with rumbles, lush strings, and no high woodwinds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

On Thursday, we raceOld Joe’s tractor as it rumbles down High Street.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

“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

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

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

She rumbled at me contentedly from somewhere deep and echoing inside her, and then explored my hair and face with the tip of her trunk—her way of saying hello.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

But internal wrangling over defence spending has been rumbling on for months following multiple delays to the DIP, which was originally due last autumn.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 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

That rumbling you hear could also just be suitcases rolled over ancient streets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

It isn’t until a truck comes rumbling up the driveway, throwing dust all over, that Axel hops off the fence and Byrd lets go too.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers




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