Meaning

2 senses
  1. A muted sound of complaint or discontent (often used in the plural).

    The rumblings of the masses precede the crumbling of the state.

  2. A deep low noise.

    The rumbling of distant thunder echoed from the hilltop.

    a loud low dull continuous noise

Examples

40 sentences
  1. What's that rumbling sound?

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  2. My stomach is rumbling.

    ruУ меня бурчит в животе.

    deMir knurrt der Magen.

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  3. Did you hear the thunder rumbling?

    ruТы слышал раскаты грома?

    deHast du den Donner grollen gehört?

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  4. Her rumblings abdominal were simply phenomenal.

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  5. Thunder was rumbling in the distance.

    deDer Donner grollte in der Ferne.

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Translations

3 languages

Forms

plural: rumblings
Singularrumbling
Pluralrumblings

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedrumble

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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