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rumble

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

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

Hundreds of trucks laden with ore now rumble from a newly operational mine on the forest fringes.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

With the low rumble of Rubio’s snores, I drift off.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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