Thesaurus: rumble

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1. v. i. To make a low, heavy, continued sound; as, the thunder rumbles at a distance.
2. v. i. To murmur; to ripple.
3. n. A noisy report; rumor.
4. n. A low, heavy, continuous sound like that made by heavy wagons or the reverberation of thunder; a confused noise; as, the rumble of a railroad train.
5. n. A seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage.
6. n. A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or polished by friction against each other.
7. v. t. To cause to pass through a rumble, or shaking machine. See Rumble, n., 4.
8. n. a loud low dull continuous noise
9. n. a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage
10. n. a fight between rival gangs of adolescents
11. v. make a low noise
12. v. to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds