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Recent Examples of rumble
Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Somehow both seriously luxurious and utterly relaxed, this flax linen duvet cover and shams merge the material’s trademark rumbled look with a sophisticated edge, literally.
—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
As demonstrated on the show and the movies, when Godzilla strikes, the world feels the rumble, with poor San Francisco finding out the hard way in his 2014 outing.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Storms rumbled across much of the Lone Star State overnight as a Pacific low pressure system pushed into the region, pulling in a steady stream of moisture and interacting with an already unstable atmosphere across Central Texas.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Somehow both seriously luxurious and utterly relaxed, this flax linen duvet cover and shams merge the material’s trademark rumbled look with a sophisticated edge, literally.
—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
Still, when my plane’s turn came, the takeoff was as exhilarating as ever—the low rumble and rising thrum, the smooth detachment and sudden lift, and then the surge through clouds into a piercing blue sky.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
As demonstrated on the show and the movies, when Godzilla strikes, the world feels the rumble, with poor San Francisco finding out the hard way in his 2014 outing.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumble
Verb
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But the innocent visit turns ugly when Alice keeps growling at a wall.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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The jaguar growled, whirled and bit off the protruding head of the arrow.—
Delbert L. Chears,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The rumbling is really, really just as violent.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The rumbling of a hidden ocean, along a rugged coastline covered by mist.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Judy Garland grumbled into a tape recorder in the mid-nineteen-sixties.—
Matt Weinstock,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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Your 12th House of Inner Worlds hums as the Moon grumbles at combative Mars in your philosophical 9th house, making private worries flare when big debates start circling.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Rumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumble. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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