rumble

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US /ˈrʌmbəl/ UK /ˈɹʌm b(ə)l/ See IPA manual

Freq #13346

Meanings

1

verb
To make a low, heavy, continuous sound.

If I don't eat, my stomach will rumble.
2

noun
A low, heavy, continuous sound, like thunder or a hungry stomach.

The rumble of passing trucks made it hard to sleep.
3

verb
To move along while making a deep, rolling noise.

The truck rumbled over the rough road.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make a low, heavy,... grumble growl

More beating drumming grumblingrataplanrubadubrumbling

Opposites

snap

Word family

Forms rumbledrumblesrumbling

Derived forms rumble-tumblerumblementrumblerrumblesomerumbly

Related forms humming reverberation

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rumble seat
a folding outdoor seat at the back of certain early cars

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English rumblen, romblen, rummelyn, frequentative form of romen (“to roar”), equivalent to rome + -le. Cognate with Dutch rommelen (“to rumble”), Low German rummeln (“to rumble”), German rumpeln (“to be noisy”), Danish rumle (“to rumble”), all of imitative origin. Compare typologically Russian громи́ть (gromítʹ), погро́м (pogróm), разгро́м (razgróm) (akin to гром (grom), греме́ть (gremétʹ), громыха́ть (gromyxátʹ)). Also compare гро́хнуть (gróxnutʹ) (akin to гро́хот (gróxot)).

rumblen Middle English

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# rumble

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈrʌmbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɹʌm b(ə)l/
**Frequency rank:** 13346

## Meanings
1. To make a low, heavy, continuous sound.
2. A low, heavy, continuous sound, like thunder or a hungry stomach.
3. To move along while making a deep, rolling noise.

## Examples
- If I don't eat, my stomach will rumble.
- The rumble of passing trucks made it hard to sleep.
- The truck rumbled over the rough road.

## Synonyms
- beating
- drumming
- grumbling
- rataplan
- rubadub
- rumbling

## Antonyms
- snap

## Derived Forms
- rumble-tumble
- rumblement
- rumbler
- rumblesome
- rumbly

## Related Forms
- humming
- reverberation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: rumblen

## Etymology
From Middle English rumblen, romblen, rummelyn, frequentative form of romen (“to roar”), equivalent to rome + -le. Cognate with Dutch rommelen (“to rumble”), Low German rummeln (“to rumble”), German rumpeln (“to be noisy”), Danish rumle (“to rumble”), all of imitative origin. Compare typologically Russian громи́ть (gromítʹ), погро́м (pogróm), разгро́м (razgróm) (akin to гром (grom), греме́ть (gremétʹ), громыха́ть (gromyxátʹ)). Also compare гро́хнуть (gróxnutʹ) (akin to гро́хот (gróxot)).

## AI Etymology
Rumble is from Middle English rumblen, romblen, rummelyn, frequentative form of romen (“to roar”), equivalent to rome + -le. Cognate with Dutch rommelen (“to rumble”), Low German rummeln (“to rumble”), German rumpeln (“to be noisy”), Danish rumle (“to rumble”), all of imitative origin. Compare typologically Russian громи́ть (gromítʹ), погро́м (pogróm), разгро́м (razgróm) (akin to гром (grom), греме́ть (gremétʹ), громыха́ть (gromyxátʹ)). Also compare гро́хнуть (gróxnutʹ) (akin to гро́хот (gróxot)). In present-day use, it can mean to make a low, heavy, continuous sound, or a low, heavy, continuous sound, like thunder or a hungry stomach. Related forms include humming, reverberation. Derived formations include rumble-tumble, rumblement, rumbler, rumblesome, rumbly.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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