rumbling
noun
rum·bling
ˈrəm-b(ə-)liŋ 
1
: rumble
2
: general but unofficial talk or opinion often of dissatisfaction
—usually used in plural
rumblings of political trouble—
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There were rumblings about rising prices.
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Over the next week, trade rumblings will reach a high point.
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Survivors only noticed a distant rumbling.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Survivors only noticed a distant rumbling.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Trump administration's response to White House demolition White House officials also clapped back at the rumblings this week.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Speaking of redistricting, there are also rumblings about billionaire Tom Steyer, 68, who has dropped several million dollars into ads supporting Proposition 50, the pro-redistricting measure before California voters.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Rumbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rumbling. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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