- present participle of rumble.
rumbling
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Etymology
Origin of rumbling
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at rumble, -ing 1
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Listen closely to the sound design and hear jets continually rumbling to and from LAX.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
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
So when a calf disappeared into the tall grass recently, he roamed among the herd making low, rumbling grunts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
We barely notice the beginning of the performance—a low, rumbling drone accompanies our arrival in the theater, and the actual music begins before the lights fully dim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
The anger is rumbling somewhere behind my navel.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
People with well-recognised Cuban-American surnames – like Bacardi and Babun – chat around the pool about the lamentable state of the island's economy, and share titbits of gossip about the latest political rumblings.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
EcoAlbania and other environmental groups have been fighting this fight since 2021, when rumblings first emerged about the sale of Sazan island and the Vjosa Narta area.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
I had heard rumblings about the Korean Festival Foundation’s watch party, but once I found out it would take place at Seoul International Park, I was almost dissuaded entirely.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
U.S. stocks are set up for potentially dramatic rotations beneath the S&P 500 index’s surface, with rumblings already underway following a stratospheric rise in semiconductors shares.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 5, 2026
Her steps quickened at the rumblings of arguing male voices that echoed off the stones as they neared a bend.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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