rumble

UK /ˈɹʌm b(ə)l/ US /ˈɹʌm b(ə)l/
verb 5noun 4name 3intj 1

Definitions

noun

1

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.

2

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

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

1

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.

2

To discover deceitful or underhanded behaviour.

The police is going to rumble your hideout.

3

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.

4

To fight; to brawl.

5

To provide haptic feedback by vibrating.

intj

1

An onomatopoeia describing a rumbling noise

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