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Rumbling

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A low, heavy, continued rattling or jarring sound; a rumble. The peculiar rumbling of the bowels is technically called borborygmus.
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  • a. & n. from rumble, v. i.
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  • adjective. Deep and slow sounding.
  • noun. The sound of complaint.
  • verb. Present participle of rumble.
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  • adjective. continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound
  • noun. a loud low dull continuous noise
    • Word Usage
    "That left behind 97% of what they call the rumbling radioactive volcano including something like 216 tons of highly radioactive graphite and uranium."
    Equivalent
    full  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    noise  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    bumbling  crumbling  fumbling  grumbling  humbling  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bellow  clank  clap  clunk  drumbeat  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    boom  booming  cannonading  echo  echoic  
    variant
    rumble  
    verb-stem
    rumble  
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