- present participle of rumble.
rumbling
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of rumbling
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at rumble, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Talk of City signing 18-year-old Ayyoub Bouaddi has been rumbling all summer, and the club have reportedly held talks with the Moroccan, who would cost an estimated £85m.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Car companies boast it’s exactly what modern buyers crave: More iPhone on wheels, less rumbling, mechanical machine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
That thunder you hear rumbling is Walt Disney yelling down: What’s the point?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Thousands of metres beneath the ground, amid suffocating heat, lies one of the keys to Poland's rumbling mining sector -- and the world economy.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
The van’s engine is rumbling low when I get back out into the parking lot.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
And over the coming days and weeks, some investors are worried that the rumblings could spill over into other markets, like stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
“It was during those weeks that the rumblings of ‘Obsession’ began, and Curry got it greenlit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Harpootlian heard rumblings that some of the jurors were displeased with Hill’s conduct and began to scour the back roads of Colleton County to track them down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
The price target hike was due to rumblings that hyperscaler interest is increasing for offerings from Astera Labs.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
There are rumblings that Japan will soon invade the Philippines.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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