rumble

Meaning

Noun

1. A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach.
2. (slang) A street fight or brawl.
3. A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or polished by friction against each other.
4. (dated) A seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To make a low, heavy, continuous sound.
2. (transitive) To discover deceitful or underhanded behaviour.
3. (intransitive) To move while making a rumbling noise.
4. (intransitive, slang) To fight; to brawl.
5. (intransitive) To provide haptic feedback by vibrating.
6. (transitive) To cause to pass through a rumble, or polishing machine.
7. (intransitive, obsolete) To murmur; to ripple.

Intj

An onomatopoeia describing a rumbling noise

Synonyms

roar

thunder

🌩️

rattle

grumble

clatter

growl

boom

💥

murmur

make noise

sound

🔉

roll

rumbling

echo

drone

hum

howl

buzz

resound

blast

noisy

whir

explosion

crackle

grunt

peal

ring

💍

uncover

discover

bubble

clamour

dig up

thumping

detect

shout

spot

thrum

brattle

call

rout

lumber

crash

reverberate

gurgle

come up

grumbling

resonate

purr

find

🔍

rustle

loud noise

Translations

gronder

grondement

rombo

rimbombare

tonner

🌩️

rumpeln

gargouiller

rugir

rimbombo

knurren

poltern

grogner

brontolare

retumbar

gümbürtü

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹʌmb(ə)l/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: rumblen

Cognate with Dutch: rommelen

Cognate with Low German: rummeln

Cognate with German: rumpeln

Cognate with Danish: rumle

In summary

From Middle English rumblen, romblen, rummelyn, frequentative form of romen (“to roar”), equivalent to rome + -le. Cognate with Dutch rommelen (“to rumble”), Low German rummeln (“to rumble”), German rumpeln (“to be noisy”), Danish rumle (“to rumble”), all of imitative origin.