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rumble

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of rumble

to make a low heavy rolling sound

  • when thunder rumbled in the distant sky, we wisely began packing up our picnic
Synonyms of rumble

growl, grumble, lumber, roll
Words Related to rumble

boom, drum, thunder

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