to rumble
Deep rolling sound
To rumble is to make a deep, continuous sound like distant thunder: My stomach rumbled during the meeting.
Thunder rumbles, trucks rumble past, earthquakes rumble.
Figuratively, discontent or tension can rumble beneath the surface before erupting.
In informal usage, to rumble someone is to discover their secret or see through their deception: She rumbled his scheme immediately.
As a noun, a rumble is either the sound itself or dated slang for a street fight between gangs.
- thunderStorm's acoustic aftermath
- thunder clapExplosive atmospheric sound
- rolling thunderProlonged atmospheric reverberation
- distant thunderRemote storm sound
- growlLow threatening sound
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