rumbling
AmericanEtymology
Origin of rumbling
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at rumble, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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That rumbling you hear could also just be suitcases rolled over ancient streets.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Thousands of metres beneath the ground, amid suffocating heat, lies one of the keys to Poland's rumbling mining sector -- and the world economy.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Residents in Thailand's Ban Thanon Khot are accustomed to the rumbling of trains – rail is a key mode of transportation connecting the remote town with major cities.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
Lee had hoped the ADM plant, with its towering silos and trains rumbling in and out of town, would be her last stop.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025
The instant the yarn hit the floor, a rumbling noise started overhead.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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