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

From our experience, the improved buds can block the sound of rowdy restaurants, rumbling buses—and attention-seeking spouses and children.

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I hear the rumbling of the water in my ears, and feel the cold on my skin.

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By now there were tummies rumbling from one end of the vast estate to the other, and the villagers would not settle for less.

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A grieving Serbian mother reached her 16th day of a hunger strike Monday, becoming a new focal point of the country's rumbling protest movement even as fears grow for her health.

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A maintenance worker was in the reactor building at unit 2 when he heard rumbling in the basement.

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