- Rumble
- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈrəm-bəl\
- Function:
- verb
- Inflected Form(s):
- rum·bled; rum·bling \-b(ə-)liŋ\
- Etymology:
- Middle English; akin to Middle High German rummeln to rumble
- Date:
- 14th century
intransitive verb
1: to make a low heavy rolling sound <thunder rumbling in the distance>
2: to travel with a low reverberating sound <wagons rumbled into town>
3: to speak in a low rolling tone
4: to engage in a rumbletransitive verb
1: to utter or emit in a low rolling voice
2British : to reveal or discover the true character of
— rum·bler \-b(ə-)lər\ noun
rumble. (2008). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
Retrieved May 15, 2008, from //www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rumble
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