rumble
pronunciation
How to pronounce rumble in British English:
UK [ˈrʌmbl]
How to pronounce rumble in American English:
US [ˈrʌmbl]
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- Noun:
- a loud low dull continuous noise
- a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage
- a fight between rival gangs of adolescents
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- Verb:
- make a low noise
- to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
Word Origin
- rumble (v.)
- 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 (n.)
- 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).
Example
- 1. In microcosm , this rumble in the jungle is the fight we all face now .
- 2. Autonomous four-wheelers rumble through apple orchards , using sensors to scan for things like fungus and growth rates .
- 3. The compressor rumble is constant , and seems to be attracting black-chinned hummingbirds , according to a new experiment .
- 4. Like to play " guitar hero " on the go or feel the rumble of " metroid prime pinball ? "
- 5. There was also the far away rumble of the subway that follows broadway above the street around 20 meters straight up from where we walk .