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Definition of "rumble" []

  • To make a deep, long, rolling sound. (verb-intransitive)
  • To move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound. (verb-intransitive)
  • Slang To engage in a gang fight. (verb-intransitive)
  • To utter with a deep, long, rolling sound. (verb-transitive)
  • To polish or mix (metal parts) in a tumbling box. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "rumble" in a sentence
  • "I love how sony made us buy the regular controllers and now that the rumble is available we all have to re-buy controllers. .kind of a profit making coincidence for sony don't you think?"
  • "CHARLOTTE, N.C. The rumble from a pair of motors interrupted the opening ceremony at the NASCAR Hall of Fame."
  • "* A low rumble is heard in the distance, suddenly Chodin comes over the horizon riding on a giant ant."