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- pronunciation:
- ruhm
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
rumbles, rumbling, rumbled |
| definition 1: |
to make or emit a low, heavy, continuous sound, as of distant thunder.
The thunder rumbled in the distance.Is that your stomach rumbling?- similar words:
- growl, grumble, roar, roll
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| definition 2: |
to move or advance with such a sound.
The huge truck rumbled over the train tracks.The traffic rumbled through the tunnel. |
| definition 3: |
(slang) of street gangs, to engage in a fight.
The police found out they were going to rumble that night.- similar words:
- fight
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| related words: |
bellow, boom, growl, sound |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to utter with a low, heavy, rolling sound.
- similar words:
- growl
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| definition 2: |
to cause to emit such a sound.
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| related words: |
boom, sound |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a low, heavy, continuous sound, as of distant thunder.
At night, we could still hear the rumble of artillery fire.- similar words:
- boom, growl, grumble, roar, roll
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| definition 2: |
a rear seat or compartment in a carriage, for servants or baggage.
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| definition 3: |
(slang) a fight between street gangs.
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| related words: |
fight, fray |
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| derivations: |
rumblingly (adv.), rumbler (n.) |
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