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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
rumble
I.verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a rumble/roll of thunder (=one of a series of deep sounds)
▪ We could hear the rumble of thunder growing louder.
rumble strip
sb's stomach rumbles (=it makes a noise because they are hungry)
▪ She felt her stomach rumble.
the roar/rumble/hum of traffic
▪ The only noise was the distant rumble of traffic on the coastal road.
thunder rumbles/rolls
▪ Thunder rumbled in the distance.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
thunder
▪ The thunder was still rumbling about the forest, now near, now far.
▪ The rain grew heavier and thunder rumbled over the mountains.
truck
▪ A truck full of VOPOs rumbled past.
▪ A truck rumbled past like a snorting bull, leaving a trail of noise and diesel fumes.
▪ The occasional small truck rumbled along the riverside going towards the central market.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ In the distance, thunder rumbled across the sky.
▪ Loud applause rumbled through the hall.
▪ The sound of rebel gunfire rumbled in the hills.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Immediately, she felt the floor vibrate as the dome rumbled shut, sealing the chamber.
▪ Lesser equipment can make the walls tremble, the floors rumble, too.
▪ Let us hope the Medical Research Council can rumble a few answers.
▪ Sonic booms rumble in the valleys at all hours.
▪ The two of them whooped, thumped their glasses on the table and rumbled their feet underneath.
▪ They rumbled through dry brush, the Comet an ocher dust storm lashed by branches and spiky shoots.
▪ When Blunkett rumbled him, he was left with no choice but to resign.
II.noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
deep
▪ A bolt of lightning ripped it open, and the light was followed closely by a deep rumble of thunder.
▪ From inside the car came the deep bass rumble of a two megaton audio system.
▪ Then he felt the floor tremble beneath his feet, and a deep throated rumble rose from the bowels of the building.
▪ Are deeper rumbles in the offing?
▪ Lightning flashed, an enormous zigzag of it ripping across the sky, followed by a deep rumble of thunder.
▪ The underground explosions created a deep rumble in the ground, something akin to a 2. 0 earthquake, Wernicke recalled.
distant
▪ The only noise was the distant rumble of traffic on the coastal road.
▪ A new sound was growing in the tunnel, a distant rumble.
▪ I could faintly hear the distant rumble of commuter traffic from my bedroom - a reminder of what I had temporarily escaped.
▪ There was a long, distant rumble.
low
▪ The first low rumble of thunder sounded from behind them.
▪ Isabel started up, bewildered, as the low rumble faded away.
▪ A low rumble of a cramp circles deep inside me like a fly, but it remains benign.
■ VERB
hear
▪ He could hear the rumble of heavy traffic only a few kilometres away.
▪ In the distance we could hear a faint rumble of thunder.
▪ In the distance he could hear a familiar rumble growing louder.
▪ In the distance I can hear the rumble of thunder and see lightning flash from cloud to cloud.
▪ Occasionally would hear the cart rumble as the ground became firm.
▪ He looked up at the sky and heard the rumble of planes flying above the cottony blanket of sky.
▪ I could faintly hear the distant rumble of commuter traffic from my bedroom - a reminder of what I had temporarily escaped.
▪ Just inside, visitors hear a rumble that grows louder as they pass through the lobby.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ The rumble of the train going by woke me up.
▪ What began as a rumble became a powerful roar as the volcano erupted.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Are deeper rumbles in the offing?
▪ He turned the engine over, the warm rumble of his Baby rejuvenating him.
▪ I sat there contented a minute that night, quite lost in the maddening rumble.
▪ No sound except the rumble of an invisible train clattering through the night.
▪ Soon the tunnels echoed to the rumble of many booted feet.
▪ The arena was almost full and it had all the makings of a full scale rumble.
▪ This drew a rumble of protest, as Tyler had expected it would.
▪ Why he never even heard the rumbles.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rumble

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

Rumble

Rumble \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.

Rumble

Rumble \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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
rumble

late 14c., "make a deep, heavy, continuous sound," also "move with a rolling, thundering sound," also "create disorder and confusion," probably related to Middle Dutch rommelen "to rumble," Middle High German rummeln, Old Norse rymja "to shout, roar," all of imitative origin. Related: Rumbled; rumbling.

rumble

late 14c., from rumble (v.). Slang noun meaning "gang fight" is from 1946. Meaning "backmost part of a carriage" is from 1808 (earlier rumbler, 1801), probably from the effect of sitting over the wheels; hence rumble seat (1828).

Wiktionary
rumble

interj. An onomatopoeia describing a rumbling noise n. 1 A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach. 2 (context slang English) A street fight or brawl. 3 A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or polished by friction against each other. 4 (context dated English) A seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage. vb. 1 To make a low, heavy, continuous sound. 2 To discover deceitful or underhanded behaviour. 3 To move while making a rumbling noise. 4 (context slang English) To fight; to brawl. 5 (context transitive English) To cause to pass through a rumble, or polishing machine. 6 (context obsolete English) To murmur; to ripple.

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WordNet
rumble

  1. n. a loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling of thunder" [syn: rumbling, grumble, grumbling]

  2. a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage

  3. a fight between rival gangs of adolescents [syn: gang fight]

rumble

  1. v. make a low noise; "rumbling thunder" [syn: grumble]

  2. to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff" [syn: grumble, growl]

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Wikipedia
Rumble (noise)

A rumble is a continuous deep, resonant sound, such as the sound made by heavy vehicles or thunder. In the context of audio reproduction rumble refers to a low frequency sound from the bearings inside a turntable. This is most noticeable in low quality turntables with ball bearings. Higher quality turntables use slide bearings, minimizing rumble.

Some phono pre-amplifiers implement a rumble filter, in an attempt to remove the noise. A heavier platter can also help dampen this.

Rumble measurement is carried out on turntables (for vinyl recordings) which tend to generate very low frequency noise originating from the centre bearing and from drive pulleys or belts, as well as from irregularities in the record disc itself.

It can be heard as low-frequency noise and becomes a serious problem when playing records on audio systems with a good low-frequency response. Even when not audible, rumble can cause intermodulation, modulating of the amplitude of other frequencies. The ‘unweighted’ response curve is intended for use in assessing the level of inaudible rumble with such intermodulation in mind.

Rumble (Transformers)

Rumble is a fictional character in the Transformers universes. In order to trademark the name, Hasbro referred to the Alternators character as Decepticon Rumble.

Rumble (instrumental)

"Rumble" is an instrumental by Link Wray & His Ray Men. Originally released in April 1958 as a single with "The Swag" as a B-side and recorded in 1954, "Rumble" utilized the techniques of distortion and feedback, then largely unexplored in rock and roll. The piece is one of very few instrumental singles banned from the radio airwaves. It is also one of the first tunes to use the power chord, the "major modus operandi of [the] modern rock guitarist".

Rumble

Rumble or Rumbling may refer to:

Rumble (You Am I song)

"Rumble" is the second single from the album #4 Record by Australian rock band You Am I. It was released in 1998 and reached number 65 in that year's Hottest 100.

Rumble (slamball team)

The Rumble is one of six teams currently competing in SlamBall.

Rumble (film)

Rumble is an upcoming Mexican action film directed by R. Ellis Frazier, written by Benjamin Budd, and starring Gary Daniels, Sissi Fleitas, Eddie J. Fernandez, and Justin Nesbitt. The film marks the third collaboration between Daniels and Frazier; the second being Misfire in 2014 and the first being Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright in 2010.

Rumble (video platform)

Rumble is a Toronto-based online video platform.

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Usage examples of "rumble".

Beyond Abies, the earth was rumbling, shouts and trampling footsteps approaching fast.

Nell came out, nine-tenths of a ton of daintiness, and rumbled admonitorily at Nugget, who trailed her closely.

With a grinding rumble, an entire section of the pile gave way just below where Alec stood, sweeping the swordsman over the edge.

I started at the sight -- children and weapons was a mix I learned to avoid even when I was a child myself, learning to handle power weapons while our caravan rumbled its way across the Hyperion moors -- but Alem smiled and took the pistol from the boy, patting him on the back.

Alex put his hand over his belly and prayed Baldric would wind things up quickly before serious rumbling ensued.

The rumbling is loud as a Pelek Baw throughway, and tremors have begun to shake the ston?

They were chaffing her bawdily, one fumbling after her breasts, as the great wooden wheels rumbled by.

The beshti set to bawling and rumbling, rubbing necks and heads and snuffing familiar scents, as happy as the rest of them, weary as the creatures were, and deserving of rest.

The thought of Bevel -- of anyone -- touching any portion of the body resting so peacefully against his caused a growl to rumble in his throat, had him exposing his fangs and tensing his body for attack.

The scene is set for a rumble and what better place for a biker fight than a flea-market swap meet for motorcycle parts sponsored by the British Motor Cycling Club.

I listened to the rain, and to the rattling of the bleared, small-paned windows, and marked a rumbling of approaching thunder quite unusual for the season.

There was Bock, with head quizzically tilted, uttering a rumbling guttural vibration that seemed to proceed automatically from his interior.

The air was hot and unmoving, not leavened by even the hint of a breeze, and the only sounds on this still afternoon were the scratchy scuttlings of lizards in the underbrush abutting the road, the chirrups of unseen cicadas, and the occasional far-off rumbling of truck engines as Corban pickups headed on or off the highway.

The sound, the rumbling, came from the P waves, the Primary or pressure waves, acting like sound waves pulsing through the ground, compressing and dilating the rock, pulling and pushing the earth, manifested as the ground moving violently up and down.

The lodge was perched at the edge of a dramatic bluff, and in the canyon below were rapids where the oddly chalk-colored waters of the River Dob raged and rumbled over enormous boulders.