rumble 1 of 2

as in to growl
to make a low heavy rolling sound when thunder rumbled in the distant sky, we wisely began packing up our picnic

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noun

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Verb
New to their hometown in Season 3 is a guinea pig news station, a rumbling kitten sports stadium, and a whimsical magic shop. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025 Nike rumbled to life, its powerful engines echoing over farm fields, as the unit prepared to move out. Brian Mann, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
Things need to change to bring a new rumble in the jungle. Vogue Runway, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025 In testing, the Powerbeats were able to reduce a lot of the low-end rumble from a plane and allow only some of the lower mids to bleed through. PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rumble
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Verb
  • Photo of the day: Morning growls Polar bear twins, born on November 27, 2024, beared their teeth as zookeepers debuted the fuzzy pair on Thursday at Nyiregyhaza Zoo in Hungary.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Canines may growl, whine, snap, or attack another pet or person that is getting in the way between the two of you.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The Northwestern Sweatshirt Everyone Will Read Into The show’s seventh episode brings some controversy that already has corners of the internet rumbling.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Almost 150 years later, Russian rumblings about wanting Alaska back were laughed off by the Biden administration.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The downside: Some players have grumbled about being gawked at by fans on the grounds.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • For decades, Yankees players, for the most part, grumbled but complied.
    Marc Edelman, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025

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