About The Word Rumble
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Rumble
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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. |
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