rumble

[[t]rʌ̱mb(ə)l[/t]]

rumbles, rumbling, rumbled

1) N-COUNT: oft N of n A rumble is a low continuous noise.

The silence of the night was punctuated by the distant rumble of traffic...

The rain was teeming down and she thought she heard a rumble of thunder.

2) VERB If a vehicle rumbles somewhere, it moves slowly forward while making a low continuous noise.

[V adv/prep] A bus rumbled along the road at the top of the path...

[V adv/prep] A line of tractors rumbled onto the motorway through a cordon of police...

[V adv/prep] The air reeked of kerosene and huge aircraft rumbled overhead.

3) N-COUNT: oft N of n If you refer to the rumble of someone's voice, you mean their voice sounds very low, making it hard to hear exactly what they are saying.

Rose's voice dropped and was interrupted by the rumble of Dagmar's.

4) VERB If something rumbles, it makes a low, continuous noise.

The sky, swollen like a black bladder, rumbled and crackled...

Speeches rumbled within the walls of the churches.

5) VERB If your stomach rumbles, it makes a vibrating noise, usually because you are hungry.

Her stomach rumbled. She hadn't eaten any breakfast.

6) VERB: usu passive If someone is rumbled, the truth about them or something they were trying to hide is discovered. [BRIT, INFORMAL]

[be V-ed] When his fraud was rumbled he had just ₤20.17 in the bank.

Phrasal Verbs:

- rumble on