Synonyms of rumbles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of rumble

as in growls

to make a low heavy rolling sound

when thunder rumbled in the distant sky, we wisely began packing up our picnic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• growls
• grumbles
• rolls
• bellows
• thunders
• drums
• lumbers
• booms

rumbles

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noun

plural of rumble

as in rumblings

Related Words

• rumblings
• murmurs
• mumbles

Dissimilar Words

• roars
• noises
• outcries
• howls
• clamors
• vociferations
• tumults
• uproars
• protests
• jangle
• rackets
• dins
• outbursts
• hullabaloos
• hubbubs
• hue and cries
• clangors
• cris de coeur

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rumbles

Verb

Seminole quarterback Daniel Proenza rumbles 11 yards for the opening touchdown. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

The accusation rumbles, then explodes locally, drawing in authorities and prompting an investigation. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

The engine rumbles between your legs, the road streams beneath you, the curves beckon you onward. — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026

As thunder rumbles over Mpophomeni, and the first drops of rain fall, children at the training field pull on hoodies and start to walk home, their dogs trotting faithfully alongside them. — Patricia Huon, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026

The volcano rumbles at predictable intervals, a low groan like a thunderstorm a few valleys over. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026

Inside the nearly empty Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown LA last Monday afternoon, the air rumbles and judders and roars like a B-52 engine readying for takeoff. — Erik Pedersen, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026

The first one arrives after 10 this evening and will bring rain, and some storm rumbles to our area. — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026

The whole mountain rumbles when an avalanche rolls off it. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026