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rumble
[ ruhm-buhl ]
/ ËrÊm bÉl /
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verb (used without object), rum·bled, rum·bling.
verb (used with object), rum·bled, rum·bling.
noun
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Origin of rumble
First recorded in 1325â75; Middle English verb romblen, rumblen; compare Dutch rommelen, probably imitative of the sound; 1940â45 for def. 3
OTHER WORDS FROM rumble
rumbler, nounrum·bling·ly, adverbWords nearby rumble
rumaki, rumal, Rumania, Rumanian, rumba, rumble, rumble seat, rumble strip, rumbling, rumbly, rumbustious
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British Dictionary definitions for rumble
rumble
/ (ËrÊmbÉl) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of rumble
rumbler, nounrumbling, adjectiverumblingly, adverbWord Origin for rumble
C14: perhaps from Middle Dutch rummelen; related to German rummeln, rumpeln
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