rumbled

past tense of rumble
as in growled
to make a low heavy rolling sound when thunder rumbled in the distant sky, we wisely began packing up our picnic

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Recent Examples of rumbled Then, things got exciting for the large home crowd when Bell’s Aiese Poese picked off a pass and rumbled down the Northwest 17-yard line. Pat Wheeler, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2025 But the best has to go to the 6-foot-4, 347-pound Lawrence, who, while being double-teamed, got his hands up to deflect a Justin Herbert pass, batting it into the air, came off the double-team, snatched the ball out of the air and rumbled 37 yards before getting toppled. Mike Jones, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 As thunder rumbled and the clouds opened, the Broncos' usual gameday routine was pushed back. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025 The Cavaliers still rumbled for 211 yards on 48 carries. David Teel, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025 Everyone on the Eagles' sideline erupted in excitement as Davis rumbled down the field, except Hurts. Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025 Lions rumbled somewhere far off. Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025 Tanks rumbled through Tiananmen Square, a location that offered a stark reminder of how authoritarian states can violently crush democratic movements. Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025 The early-morning thunderstorms that rumbled across the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys Tuesday also produced nearly 10,000 dry lightning strikes, sparking wildfires from the Mother Lode to the grasslands of eastern Sacramento County. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Rumbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumbled. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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