rumbling

[ruhm-bling]

noun

1. Often rumblings. the first signs of dissatisfaction or grievance.

2. rumble.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rumbling¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; rumble, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

That is, until the wee hours of the morning when I heard something rumbling.

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On the worst days, when staffing was at its lowest levels, the residents would sometimes shout for help as they heard my cleaning trolley rumbling past their rooms.

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A whisp of a canorous clarinet or a rumbling rattle is all it takes for a kind of instant transport to a far-off time and place.

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There was no escape from the onslaught of car horns, rumbling motors and pedestrians blasting music from speakers stuffed in backpacks.

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The rumbling tanks came first in the display of China's new weapons.

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