Definitions for rumbleˈrʌm bəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rum•bleˈrʌm bəl(v.; n.)-bled, -bling
(v.i.)to make a deep, somewhat muffled, continuous sound, as thunder.
to move or travel with such a sound.
Slang. to take part in a street fight between teenage gangs.
Category: Status (usage)
(v.t.)to give forth or utter with a rumbling sound.
to cause to make or move with a rumbling sound.
(n.)a deep, somewhat muffled, continuous sound.
Slang. a street fight between rival teenage gangs.
Category: Status (usage)
Origin of rumble:
1325–75; (v.) ME, romblen, rumblen; cf. D rommelen, prob. of imit. orig.; (n.) ME, der. of the v.
Princeton's WordNet
rumble, rumbling, grumble, grumbling(noun)
a loud low dull continuous noise
"they heard the rumbling of thunder"
rumble(noun)
a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage
rumble, gang fight(verb)
a fight between rival gangs of adolescents
rumble, grumble(verb)
make a low noise
"rumbling thunder"
grumble, growl, rumble(verb)
to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
"he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
rumble(verb)ˈrʌm bəl
to make a long low sound
thunder rumbling in the distance; the rumble of military tanks
Wiktionary
rumble(Noun)
A low pitched irregular noise, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach.
The rumble from passing trucks made it hard to sleep at night.
rumble(Noun)
A street fight or brawl.
rumble(Verb)
To make a low pitched noise.
rumble(Verb)
To discover deceitful or underhanded behaviour.
The police is going to rumble your hideout.
rumble(Verb)
To move while making a rumbling noise.
The truck rumbled over the rough road.
rumble(Verb)
fight, brawl.
rumble(Interjection)
An onomatopoeia describing a rumbling noise
Webster Dictionary
Rumble(verb)
to make a low, heavy, continued sound; as, the thunder rumbles at a distance
Rumble(verb)
to murmur; to ripple
Rumble(noun)
a noisy report; rumor
Rumble(noun)
a low, heavy, continuous sound like that made by heavy wagons or the reverberation of thunder; a confused noise; as, the rumble of a railroad train
Rumble(noun)
a seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage
Rumble(noun)
a rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or polished by friction against each other
Rumble(verb)
to cause to pass through a rumble, or shaking machine. See Rumble, n., 4
Translations for rumble
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- gerommelAfrikaans
- دَويArabic
- тътенBulgarian
- estrondoPortuguese (BR)
- hřměníCzech
- das Rumpeln, das RollenGerman
- rumlenDanish
- μουγκρητό, μπουμπουνητόGreek
- retumbo, ruido sordoSpanish
- müristamineEstonian
- غرشFarsi
- ryminäFinnish
- grondementFrench
- קוֹל רַעַםHebrew
- घर्घर, घड़घड़ाहट, गड़गड़ाहटHindi
- grmljavina, (potmula) tutnjavaCroatian
- dörgésHungarian
- gelegarIndonesian
- druna, gnÿrIcelandic
- rimbomboItalian
- ごろごろJapanese
- 우르렁하는 소리Korean
- dundėjimas, urzgimasLithuanian
- duna; dārdiLatvian
- dentumanMalay
- gerommelDutch
- bulder, rumling, drønnNorwegian
- dudnieniePolish
- غرشPersian
- غورهارPashto
- rebooPortuguese
- bubuit, bubuiturăRomanian
- громыханиеRussian
- hrmenieSlovak
- bobnenjeSlovenian
- grmljavinaSerbian
- mullerSwedish
- เสียงครางยาวThai
- gürleme, guruldamaTurkish
- 隆隆聲Chinese (Trad.)
- грюкання, гуркотінняUkrainian
- گرجUrdu
- tiếng ầm ầmVietnamese
- 隆隆声Chinese (Simp.)
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