rumble
Meaning
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- A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach.
- (slang) A street fight or brawl.
- A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or polished by friction against each other.
- A seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage.
Synonyms
make noise
gang fight
loud noise
be loud
be thunderous
unpitched sound
clap of thunder
gnash one’s teeth
loud sound
roll about
street fight
repo}t
brone
gang warfare
move noisily
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹʌmb(ə)l/
Etymology
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.
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