rumble
verb (used without object)
to make a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound, as thunder.
was rumbling
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past progressiveof rumble.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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I'm in Brooklyn, where my apartment shook like a freight train was rumbling underneath it.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2024
It was settling into their faces as the game was rumbling toward its conclusion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
On Wednesday, a generator was rumbling in their backyard as Packard and her husband tallied their losses — as much as $30,000 to $40,000 to fix an electrical system and rebuild her business.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
At the same time, Fleetwood Mac was rumbling back to life and started working on what would become “Tango in the Night.”
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2017
He was in the driver’s seat by the time I’d climbed down, and the car was rumbling down the dirt road when I leapt out from behind an iron tank.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
