About noon the sky darkened, a breeze sprang up, and a low rumble announced the approaching storm.
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Rumble
Synonyms for "rumble" (224 found)
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Strong matches (67)
chirmchirpclamorclangorclapclashclash of armsclattercockfightcombatcommon talkcommotionconflictcoocrackcrashcrowcrydindiscord
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distortiondogfightdonnybrookdrawldrunken brawldustupechoecho backembroilmentexchange of blowsexclaimfeedbackfightfindfire fightflapfluteflutterflutteringflying rumorfracasfrayfree-for-allgaspgossipgrapevineground combatgrowlgrowlinggrumblinggrunthand-to-hand combathand-to-hand fighthearsayhell broke loosehisshissinghouse-to-house combathowlhowlinghubbubhue and cryhullabaloo
Noun(3 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (112)
humidea afloatjanglekeenlatrine rumorliltloud noisemotorboatingmumblemurmurmutternaval combatnews stirringnoisenoise and shoutingon-ditoutcrypandemoniumpantpassage of arms
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pealpipepitched battlequarrelracketrattlereboationreboundreechoreportresoundresoundingreturnreverberatereverberationrhubarbroarrollroorbackrowruckusructionrumblingrumorrumpusrunning fightscramblescratchingscreamscreechscrimmagescufflescuttlebuttsend backshindyshivareeshoving matchshreddingshriekshuddersibilatesighsingskirmishsnapsnarlsnortsobsoundsquallsquawksquealsquealsstand-up fightstaticstreet fightstruggletalktalk of the towntattletauromachythunderthunderclapthunderingtintamarretown talktrumpettug-of-wartumulttussletwangtwigunconfirmed reportuproarwailwarblewhinewhisperwhisperingwhistlewhistleswoompingwordwowwowwowsyapyawpyellyelp
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Translations
156 translations across 31 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- gjëmoj verb (to make a low pitched noise)
Armenian
1 entries- թնդալ verb (to make a low pitched noise)
Bulgarian
4 entries- буботене noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- свада noun (street fight or brawl)
- тътен noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- буботя verb (to make a low pitched noise)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 轟隆 /轰隆 noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- 隆隆聲 /隆隆声 noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
Czech
4 entries- burácení noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- dunění noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- lomoz noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- pouliční bitka noun (street fight or brawl)
Danish
1 entries- rumle noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
Dutch
3 entries- rommeling noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- straatgevecht noun (street fight or brawl)
- rommelen verb (to make a low pitched noise)
Finnish
4 entries- jylinä noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- jyminä noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- jymy noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- jyrinä noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
French
4 entries- borborygme noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- gargouillement noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- grondement noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- gronder verb (to make a low pitched noise)
Galician
4 entries- balbordo noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- baralla noun (street fight or brawl)
- breiga noun (street fight or brawl)
- bruiamento noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
German
4 entries- Grollen noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- Poltern noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- Rumpeln noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- Schlägerei noun (street fight or brawl)
Hungarian
4 entries- bunyó noun (street fight or brawl)
- dörgés noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- dörmögés noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- dörmögés noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
Irish
1 entries- tormán noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
Italian
4 entries- battibecco noun (street fight or brawl)
- caciara noun (street fight or brawl)
- rimbombo noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- rissa noun (street fight or brawl)
Japanese
1 entries- 怒る verb (to fight, brawl)
Macedonian
1 entries- та́тни verb (to make a low pitched noise)
Marathi
4 entries- खडखडाट noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- गडगडाट noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- गडगडणे verb (to make a low pitched noise)
- गडाडणे verb (to make a low pitched noise)
Māori
4 entries- pioro noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- wawā noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- wheoro noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- haruru verb (to make a low pitched noise)
Norwegian
2 entries- rumling noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- rumle verb (to make a low pitched noise)
Occitan
2 entries- rebombir verb (to make a low pitched noise)
- roncar verb (to make a low pitched noise)
Persian
2 entries- غرنبه noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- کنور noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
Piedmontese
1 entries- strunì verb (to make a low pitched noise)
Polish
2 entries- dudnić verb (to make a low pitched noise)
- tętnić verb (to make a low pitched noise)
Portuguese
4 entries- briga noun (street fight or brawl)
- ribombo noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- ronco noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- brigar verb (to fight, brawl)
Quechua
1 entries- kunununuy verb (to make a low pitched noise)
Russian
4 entries- гро́хот noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- громыха́ние noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- грохота́нье noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- дра́ка noun (street fight or brawl)
Spanish
4 entries- pelea callejera noun (street fight or brawl)
- riña noun (street fight or brawl)
- retumbar verb (to make a low pitched noise)
- rugir verb (to make a low pitched noise)
Swedish
4 entries- bråk noun (street fight or brawl)
- buller noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- dån noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- liv noun (street fight or brawl)
Turkish
4 entries- dövüş noun (street fight or brawl)
- gümbürtü noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- gürleme noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- homurtu noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
Walloon
3 entries- groûlaedje noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- groûlmint noun (low, heavy, continuous sound)
- groûler verb (to make a low pitched noise)
ǃXóõ
1 entries- kxʻāa verb (to make a low pitched noise)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
From somewhere in the distance came an ominous rumble.
Source: tatoeba (7916557)
Why does lightning flash and thunder rumble?
Source: tatoeba (8029875)
You could hear the rumble of the bass coming out into the street.
Source: tatoeba (11093955)
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