rumble has definitions from the field of criminal law
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[ noun ] a loud low dull continuous noise

Examples

"they heard the rumbling of thunder"

Used in print

(Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)

Later , they 'd heard the rumble of thunder and_then , just outside Rockfork , they ran_into rain .

Related terms

noise borborygmus grumble

2
[ verb ] make a low noise, as of thunder

Synonyms

grumble

Used in print

(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)

For an instant John longed for the sound of the bells of Noyon-la-Sainte , the touch of his mother 's hand , the lilt of Charles 's voice in the square raftered rooms , his father 's bass tones rumbling to the canons , and the sight of the beloved bishop .

Related terms

go

3
[ verb ] to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds

Synonyms

growl grumble

Examples

: "he grumbled a rude response." "Stones grumbled down the cliff"

Used in print

(The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)

Where it is not actually erupting , it rumbles and smolders in sullen resentment like a volcano , ready to explode at any moment .

Related terms

utter growl growling

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[ noun ] a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage

Related terms

seat carriage

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 12144
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[ noun ] (criminal law) a fight between rival gangs of adolescents

Synonyms

gang_fight

Related terms

fight

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