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Recent Examples of rumble
Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
As heavy rain and thunderstorms rumble across the South, a swath of Northeastern Texas has been placed on alert for flooding.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
Nicolas Cage is putting the rumble and tumble into surf and turf.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The attack took place as the train rumbled toward the Wilson Ave. station in Bushwick.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
As heavy rain and thunderstorms rumble across the South, a swath of Northeastern Texas has been placed on alert for flooding.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
Cinematic sound mixing, from the glimmering metal of swords to the rumble of grenades, add texture to Mulligan’s phlegmy mouth effects.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
Nicolas Cage is putting the rumble and tumble into surf and turf.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumble
Verb
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That last one, which stalks and growls realistically thanks to a trio of stunningly talented puppeteers, acts as both antagonist and doppelgänger to Pi.—
John Wenzel,
The Denver Post,
20 Mar. 2025
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There’s plenty such wordplay in The Safe House, to the point that the movie can seem like a caricature of overeducated, perpetually growling Parisians shouting for social change, but too self-centered and comfortable in their bourgeois lifestyles to do anything drastic about it.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Though filming clearly has not yet begun, there are rumblings (relayed to TVLine by reader newsjunkie) that the series will film in Toronto, save for some on-location establishing shots.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
25 Mar. 2025
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Many residents took to online platforms to describe a sudden jolt and a brief rumbling, with some reporting minor shaking of furniture.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Still, Taylor says the economics will override the customer grumbling and that Amtrak probably won’t see a big bump in tickets.—
Kevin Williams,
Quartz,
13 Mar. 2025
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There was much confusion and grumbling from viewers watching the Oscars on Hulu, as the streaming service cut off the ceremony before Anora was announced as Best Picture and Mikey Madison as Best Actress.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Rumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumble. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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