rumble
IPA: rˈʌmbʌɫ
noun
- 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.
- (dated) A seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage.
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Pike County, Indiana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States.
verb
- (intransitive) To make a low, heavy, continuous sound.
- (transitive) To discover deceitful or underhanded behaviour.
- (intransitive) To move while making a rumbling noise.
- (slang, intransitive) To fight; to brawl.
- (video games, intransitive, of a game controller) To provide haptic feedback by vibrating.
- (transitive) To cause to pass through a rumble, or polishing machine.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To murmur; to ripple.
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Examples of "rumble" in Sentences
- Let's get ready to rumble
- The dog rumbled as I approach him.
- They are ready to rumble at finals.
- When should trains rumble, day or night
- A moment later, the pantechnicon rumbled off.
- It makes use of the Rumble Pak and the Controller Pak.
- Dally is recovering well and insists on going to the rumble.