rumbling
Low continuous roar
Rumbling describes a low, continuous sound like distant thunder or a heavy truck passing: We heard the rumbling of the approaching storm.
A rumbling stomach signals hunger.
As a noun, rumblings often refers to early signs of discontent or unrest: There were rumblings of dissatisfaction among the staff.
The word suggests something building or approaching.
Involuntary rhythmic shaking
- seismicRelating to ground tremors
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
- shakingRapid involuntary movement
- quakeSeismic ground trembling
tectonic · fault line · epicenter · magnitude · vibrations · subterranean · geologic · shifting
Far from surface
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- baritoneMid-range male voice
- gravellyContaining small stones
- throatyLow, rough-voiced
resonant · booming · low-pitched · guttural · sonorous · growling · menacing · intimidating
Need for nourishment
- growlingDeep threatening vocalization
- gurglingBubbling liquid sound
- gastricOf the stomach
- digestionBodily food breakdown
empty stomach · appetite · fasting · peckish · famished · starving · craving · mealtime
Machine producing motion
- idlingOperating without working
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- exhaustUse up entirely
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
motor · truck · machinery · revving · turbine · locomotive · freight train · heavy machinery
Severe atmospheric disturbance
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
- thunderclapExplosive atmospheric sound
- thunderheadTall storm-producing cloud
- cumulonimbusTowering storm-producing cloud
squall · tempest · downpour · cloudburst · distant thunder · rolling thunder · booming · crashing
State of public disturbance
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- murmuringSpeaking softly, indistinctly
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
protest · dissatisfaction · agitation · restlessness · muttering · undercurrent · discontent · political unrest
tremor
Involuntary rhythmic shaking
- seismicRelating to ground tremors
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
- shakingRapid involuntary movement
quake · tectonic · fault line · epicenter · magnitude · vibrations · subterranean · geologic · shifting · seismograph
deep
Far from surface
throaty · resonant · booming · low-pitched · guttural · sonorous · growling · menacing · intimidating · ominous tone
hunger
Need for nourishment
digestion · empty stomach · appetite · fasting · peckish · famished · starving · craving · mealtime · indigestion
engine
Machine producing motion
vibration · motor · truck · machinery · revving · turbine · locomotive · freight train · heavy machinery · industrial
storm
Severe atmospheric disturbance
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
- thunderclapExplosive atmospheric sound
- thunderheadTall storm-producing cloud
cumulonimbus · squall · tempest · downpour · cloudburst · distant thunder · rolling thunder · booming · crashing · meteorology
unrest
State of public disturbance
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- murmuringSpeaking softly, indistinctly
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
rebellion · protest · dissatisfaction · agitation · restlessness · muttering · undercurrent · discontent · political unrest · social unrest
- appetitehungry, hunger, starving, famished, ravenous
- hungerhunger, hungry, starving, starvation, famished
- thunder soundsboom, crack, roar, crash, roll
- soundssound, beeps, listen, sounds, hear
- Thunderstormslightning, thunder, thunderstorm, lightning strike, thunderclap
- crowd soundsapplause, boo, booing, boos, cheer