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Definitions for Rumbling
[1] Often rumblings. the first signs of dissatisfaction or grievance.
[2] rumble(def 7) .
[3] to make a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound, as thunder.
[4] to move or travel with such a sound: The train rumbled on.
[5] Slang . to have or take part in a street fight between or among teenage gangs: Rival gangs rumbled on Saturday afternoon.
[6] to give forth or utter with a rumbling sound: to rumble a command.
[7] to cause to make or move with a rumbling sound: to rumble a wagon over the ground.
[8] to subject to the action of a rumble or tumbling box, as for the purpose of polishing.
[9] a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound: the rumble of tanks across a bridge.
[10] rumble seat.
[11] a rear part of a carriage containing seating accommodations, as for servants, or space for baggage.
[12] a tumbling box.
[13] Slang . a street fight between rival teenage gangs.
[14] to make or cause to make a deep resonant sound thunder rumbled in the sky
[15] to move with such a sound the train rumbled along
[16] (tr) to utter with a rumbling sound he rumbled an order
[17] (tr) to tumble (metal components, gemstones, etc) in a barrel of smooth stone in order to polish them
[18] (tr) British informal to find out about (someone or something); discover (something) the police rumbled their plans
[19] (intr) US slang to be involved in a gang fight
[20] a deep resonant sound
[21] a widespread murmur of discontent
[22] another name for tumbler (def. 4)
[23] US , Canadian and NZ slang a gang fight
Words related to Rumbling
roar, resound, grumble, boom, roll
Words nearby Rumbling
rumanian, rumba, rumble, rumble seat, rumble strip, rumbling, rumbly, rumbustious, rumelia, rumen, rumford
Origin of Rumbling
e1325–75; 1940–45 for def 3 ; (v.) Middle English romblen, rumblen; compare Dutch rommelen, probably of imitative orig.; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.
Other words from Rumbling
rum·bler , noun
rum·bling·ly , adverb
Word origin for Rumbling
eC14: perhaps from Middle Dutch rummelen ; related to German rummeln, rumpeln