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Recent Examples of rumble
Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
Thunderstorms could deliver damaging winds Thunderstorms will rumble Wednesday from the Midwest to the Gulf Coast and some could become severe.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
Outside the aid station, the distant rumble of outgoing artillery fire echoed through the night.
—Olha Konovalova, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Mount Spurr, just to the west of the city of Anchorage, is rumbling.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
Thunderstorms could deliver damaging winds Thunderstorms will rumble Wednesday from the Midwest to the Gulf Coast and some could become severe.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
If SpaceX gets its way, the Space Coast will get a lot more rocket rumbles and sonic booms as the company increases Falcon 9 launches and builds out new landing pads at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
Outside the aid station, the distant rumble of outgoing artillery fire echoed through the night.
—Olha Konovalova, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumble
Verb
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But, rather than growling, hissing or meowing, the cat instead lets out a series of what can only be described as barks: short, sharp and loud, with one almost turning into a howl.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Eventually, a growling bloater (remember those?) breaks through the wall, clearing a path for a mass entrance.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The move comes amid rumblings about cuts across Wolf Entertainment’s NBC series ahead of their likely renewals for next season.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2025
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For years there have been rumblings about de-dollarization, especially from countries such as China, Russia, and Brazil that would benefit from reducing American dominance.—
Erika Page,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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During a question-and-answer session, shareholders grumbled about everything from the falling share price and feeble dividend of 6 euros versus 14 euros in 2023 to the complicated WiFi login process and historic lack of shareholder gifts.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2025
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The set continued for three more songs, but ended on a note of some confusion and widespread grumbling from the audience.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Rumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumble. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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