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Recent Examples of rumbling
Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Already there have been rumblings of Ellison coveting Warner Bros. and there has been interest from buyers salivating over CNBC (though Versant has no interest in selling that particular asset).
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Colson Thayer, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Only a few women sang, so the chorus had a deep, rumbling sound.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Verb
There have been rumblings about this for a while, but Reeves is back and chatting about a potential Penguin season 2, even if it was meant to be a limited series.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Already there have been rumblings of Ellison coveting Warner Bros. and there has been interest from buyers salivating over CNBC (though Versant has no interest in selling that particular asset).
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
With the events, neighbors came to expect rumbling trucks delivering food, decorations and furniture.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Only a few women sang, so the chorus had a deep, rumbling sound.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumbling
Verb
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Some hissing or growling is normal, but separate them if aggression escalates.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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This mobile bar crisscrosses the room’s checkerboard floor with the growling rumble of a subway train.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The interior aims for a whisper quiet experience with acoustic glass, and features leather seats with heating, cooling and massaging functions.—
Tony Leopardo,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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While the ability to hear a whisper is remarkable, the more essential question is whether the children could understand what was being said.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Budj Bim assigned the weeping she-oak (Casuarina) trees, whose whispering voices can be heard in the wind, to be the guardian spirits of the landscape.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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The couple appeared smitten as they were photographed with Hathaway whispering in Shulman’s ear before both laughing.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The very strong intimation is that I was nourished by this wasteland.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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In a video posted Friday on X, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick doubled down on his intimation that the Texas Lottery's days might be numbered, coming less than two weeks after the Texas House recommended reducing its budget to zero.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Noun
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As Crane hints, Brooke’s take on the eighteenth-century sentimental romance would be a controversial selection as Canada’s first.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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Dæmons seem to be an outward manifestation of the complex nature of humans that encompasses, male, female and animalistic characteristics that hint towards the breaking of gender binaries and the possibilities of interspecies relations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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First, despite tabloid headlines about Leto, such noise doesn’t factor into moviegoers’ decisions to buy or not buy a ticket; it could be argued most were not even in the know of the June Air Mail exposé on his alleged behavior.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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The outlet reported that noise from the construction was also audible on the White House's campus.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, be careful about falling for dogma or propaganda that sounds appealing and uplifting.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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While Hamas’ useful idiots here in the United States and elsewhere have parroted anti-Israel propaganda while ignoring the crimes of Hamas, the Palestinian people have suffered the consequences of Hamas’ insistence on perpetuating the war.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Rumbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumbling. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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