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| rum·ble [ rúmb'l ] |
verb (past and past participle rum·bled, present participle rum·bling, 3rd person present singular rum·bles) |
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1. intransitive verb make deep sound: to make a deep rolling sound
  thunder rumbling in the distance
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2. intransitive verb move noisily: to travel, e.g. along a road, with a deep rolling sound
Trucks rumbled past.
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3. transitive verb utter something with rumble: to say something in a deep continuous voice
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4. intransitive verb North America fight: to be involved in a street fight, especially one between members of rival gangs
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slang
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5. transitive verb U.K. find out about somebody or something: to discover the truth about somebody or something
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informal
)
We've been rumbled!
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6. transitive verb minerals mechanical engineering clean stones or metal: to polish stones or metal in a rotating drum tumbling barrel
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noun (plural rum·bles) |
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1. deep sound: a deep rolling sound
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2. murmur of dissatisfaction: a feeling of dissatisfaction quietly expressed by several people
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informal
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3. North America street fight: a street fight, especially one fought by members of rival gangs
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slang
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4. minerals mechanical engineering
Same as tumbling barrel
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| [14th century. Probably < obsolete Dutch rommelen, an imitation of the sound] |
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| rum·bler noun |
| rum·bly adjective |
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