rumble
verb (used without object)
to make a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound, as thunder.
rumbled
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past participleof rumble.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof rumble.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
rumbleverb (used without object)to make a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound, as thunder.
Example Sentences
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Arguments broke out, the crowd rumbled, and one younger woman suggested that an ill-tempered intruder needed to “dance hrself clean.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Opening track Are You Listening Yet rumbled along on an irresistible soca rhythm, while a sample of Underworld's Born Slippy gave Taste Back a much-needed turbo boost.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
They rumbled through like a runaway train, dominating with 55 runs over four losers’-bracket wins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
"Markets pulled back across Europe as the waiting game to end the Iran war rumbled on," said Dan Coatsworth, head of markets at AJ Bell.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
On the wall opposite the bed was a deep fireplace as tall as Anya was; a fire rumbled within it and warmed the room nicely.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
