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Rumble Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Rumble? [n] a fight between rival gangs of adolescents [n] a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage [n] a loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling of thunder" [v] to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response."; "Stones grumbled down the cliff" [v] make a low noise, as of thunder Synonyms \| Synonyms for Rumble: gang fight \| growl \| grumble \| grumble \| grumble \| grumbling \| rumbling Related Terms \| Find terms related to Rumble: See Also \| carriage \| combat \| emit \| equipage \| fight \| fighting \| go \| let loose \| let out \| noise \| rig \| seat \| sound \| utter Rumble In Webster's Dictionary \Rum"ble\, v. i. [OE. romblen, akin to D. rommelen, G. rumpeln, Dan. rumle; cf. Icel. rymja to roar.] 1. To make a low, heavy, continued sound; as, the thunder rumbles at a distance. In the mean while the skies 'gan rumble sore. --Surrey. The people cried and rombled up and down. --Chaucer. 2. To murmur; to ripple. To rumble gently down with murmur soft. --Spenser. \Rum"ble\, n. 1. A noisy report; rumor. [Obs.] Delighting ever in rumble that is new. --Chaucer. 2. 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. Clamor and rumble, and ringing and clatter. --Tennyson. Merged in the rumble of awakening day. --H. James. 3. A seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage. Kit, well wrapped, . . . was in the rumble behind. --Dickens. 4. A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or polished by friction against each other. \Rum"ble\, v. t. To cause to pass through a rumble, or shaking machine. See {Rumble}, n., 4.

Rumble Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rumble?

[n] a fight between rival gangs of adolescents
[n] a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage
[n] a loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling of thunder"
[v] to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response."; "Stones grumbled down the cliff"
[v] make a low noise, as of thunder

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Rumble In Webster's Dictionary

\Rum"ble\, v. i. [OE. romblen, akin to D. rommelen, G.
rumpeln, Dan. rumle; cf. Icel. rymja to roar.]
1. To make a low, heavy, continued sound; as, the thunder
   rumbles at a distance.

         In the mean while the skies 'gan rumble sore.
                                               --Surrey.

         The people cried and rombled up and down. --Chaucer.

2. To murmur; to ripple.

         To rumble gently down with murmur soft. --Spenser.


\Rum"ble\, n.
1. A noisy report; rumor. [Obs.]

         Delighting ever in rumble that is new. --Chaucer.

2. 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.

         Clamor and rumble, and ringing and clatter.
                                               --Tennyson.

         Merged in the rumble of awakening day. --H. James.

3. A seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage.

         Kit, well wrapped, . . . was in the rumble behind.
                                               --Dickens.

4. A rotating cask or box in which small articles are
   smoothed or polished by friction against each other.


\Rum"ble\, v. t.
To cause to pass through a rumble, or shaking machine. See
{Rumble}, n., 4.

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