rumble
An onomatopoeia describing a rumbling noiseAn onomatopoeia describing a rumbling noise
» He thought he had been rumbled.
Er dachte, er sei aufgeflogen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesAn onomatopoeia describing a rumbling noise
Examples
21 sentencesHe thought he had been rumbled.
deEr dachte, er sei aufgeflogen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Why does lightning flash and thunder rumble?
ruПочему сверкает молния и гремит гром? — nina99nv
deWarum blitzt der Blitz und donnert der Donner? — brauchinet
The first rumbles of thunder rang out.
ruРаздались первые раскаты грома. — marafon
The first rumbles of thunder were heard.
ruПослышались первые раскаты грома. — marafon
The thunder rumbled ominously in the distance.
Origin
From Middle English rumblen, romblen, rummelyn, frequentative form of romen (“to roar”), eFrom Middle English rumblen, romblen, rummelyn, frequentative form of romen (“to roar”), equivalent to rome + -le. Cognate with Dutch rommelen (“to rumble”), Low German rummeln (“to rumble”), German rumpeln (“to be noisy”), Danish rumle (“to rumble”), all of imitative origin.
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See also
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