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Recent Examples of rumble
Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins scooped the ball and rumbled 33 yards for a touchdown.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Karen Carter, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
To my left, the East Bottoms stretch out with the steady hum of industry, joined by the occasional rumble of train traffic moving through the river valley.
—Monty Davis, Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2026
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Verb
The bass extension reaches down to a rumbling 5Hz, allowing low-frequency detail to be reproduced cleanly rather than boosted artificially.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins scooped the ball and rumbled 33 yards for a touchdown.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
Rain picks back up overnight with a chance for a rumble of thunder.
—Karen Carter, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
To my left, the East Bottoms stretch out with the steady hum of industry, joined by the occasional rumble of train traffic moving through the river valley.
—Monty Davis, Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2026
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Verb
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Come on, the gunman growled, turning and walking and beckoning with the pistol for Adi to follow.—
Jonathan Miles,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Upon entering the foyer, I was greeted by a growling animatronic Chewbacca, playfully adorned with a Christmas hat for the holiday season.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In daytime, the rumbling of the steppe is subsumed by bright, relentless light.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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There have been rumblings that things could be turning for the better, particularly after Harry recently met with his father, King Charles.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Jan. 2026
Verb
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And perhaps some—Ho Jin just barks at him to take it all and grumbles that Ji Seon is a bad influence.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Legislators often grumbled about being squeezed by Newsom, but felt compelled — not always but most of the time — to go along.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Rumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumble. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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