Meanings
comparative more rumbling · superlative most rumbling
- Deep- and slow-sounding.
rumbling stomachs
2 more examples
rumbling discontent
His rumbling voice suited the solemn occasion.
plural rumblings
- A muted sound of complaint or discontent (often used in the plural).
The rumblings of the masses precede the crumbling of the state.
- A deep low noise.
The rumbling of distant thunder echoed from the hilltop.
1 more example
The rumblin' from distant shores sends me to sleep / But the facts of life can sometimes make it hard to dream
2017, “Heroin”, in Lust for Life, performed by Lana Del Rey
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of rumble
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
French grondant, grondement
- grondantTranslations
- grondementmuted sound of complaint or discontent
- grondementdeep low noise
Polish dudnienie
- dudnieniedeep low noise
Spanish retumbante, rimbombante
- retumbanteTranslations
- rimbombanteTranslations
- retumbodeep low noise
- rimbombedeep low noise
- rimbombodeep low noise
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Cite this entry
rumbling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rumbling
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