rumble
noun
- deep, resonant sound
verb
- to move or proceed with a long rolling sound
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌmb(ə)l/ / /ˈɹɐmb(ə)l/ / /ˈɹʊmb(ə)l/
intj
Etymology: 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. Compare typologically Russian громи́ть (gromítʹ), погро́м (pogróm), разгро́м (razgróm) (akin to гром (grom), греме́ть (gremétʹ), громыха́ть (gromyxátʹ)). Also compare гро́хнуть (gróxnutʹ) (akin to гро́хот (gróxot)).
- An onomatopoeia describing a rumbling noise
name
Etymology: A variant of Rumbold, Rumbel or Rumpel.
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Pike County, Indiana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States.
noun
Etymology: 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. Compare typologically Russian громи́ть (gromítʹ), погро́м (pogróm), разгро́м (razgróm) (akin to гром (grom), греме́ть (gremétʹ), громыха́ть (gromyxátʹ)). Also compare гро́хнуть (gróxnutʹ) (akin to гро́хот (gróxot)).
- A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach.
“The rumble from passing trucks made it hard to sleep at night.”
- 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.
“Kit, well wrapped, […] was in the rumble behind.”
“"I never was so sorry for any thing as for Mr. Glentworth's death," said Isabella Granard, endeavouring to screen her face from a small, sharp rain, to which her place in the rumble of a travelling carriage left her quite exposed.”
verb
Etymology: 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. Compare typologically Russian громи́ть (gromítʹ), погро́м (pogróm), разгро́м (razgróm) (akin to гром (grom), греме́ть (gremétʹ), громыха́ть (gromyxátʹ)). Also compare гро́хнуть (gróxnutʹ) (akin to гро́хот (gróxot)).
- To make a low, heavy, continuous sound.
“If I don't eat, my stomach will rumble.”
“I could hear the thunder rumbling in the distance.”
- To discover deceitful or underhanded behaviour.
“The police is going to rumble your hideout.”
- To move while making a rumbling noise.
“The truck rumbled over the rough road.”
“As the train rumbled slowly over the Forth Bridge, the western sky was aflame with a particularly gorgeous sunset, and lights were twinkling from the small craft riding at anchor on the calm waters of the firth.”
- To fight; to brawl.
- To provide haptic feedback by vibrating.
- To cause to pass through a rumble, or polishing machine.
- To murmur; to ripple.
“The trembling streams which wont in channels clear To rumble gently down with murmur soft,[…]”