verb

rumble

to rumble, to grumble, to roar

I can hear thunder rumbling in the distance.

I can hear thunder rumbling in the distance.

My stomach is rumbling because I'm hungry.

My stomach is rumbling because I'm hungry.

The old lorry rumbled down the street.

The old truck rumbled down the street.

((subject)) to make a continuous deep sound I can hear thunder rumbling.

Synonyms: grumble, growl, roar, boom

Likely of onomatopoeic origin, imitating the sound it describes.

The word 'rumble' sounds like the noise it makes, like thunder or a hungry stomach. Rum-ble-rum-ble.

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