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noun

Definition of rumbling

as in whisper

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verb

present participle of rumble

as in growling

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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Noun

There have been internal rumblings of dissent among members over Perez’s recent decision-making, especially his still largely unexplained plan to sell some share of the club to an outside investor, so some may decide to vote for a change. — New York Times, 6 June 2026 The labor dynamics in the time of the dawn of the radio, the expansion of the electrical grid, and the early rumblings of mass consumerism are far different from the economics of the AI age. — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 29 May 2026

Verb

There, the program will feature solo performances by musicians such as Brad Russell, Red Campbell and Emily Rogers before culminating in a rumbling mega-jam with 40 bassists playing in tandem, led by Bass Day founder Kern Brantley. — Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2026 And after the parent dies, what started out as rumbling can sometimes escalate to lawsuits. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rumbling

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Noun

The landscape flowed in ridges and mountains of faded yellow and whisper pink, where welwitschia–large, low-lying plants that live to be hundreds of years old–sprawled like relics from a Dune film set.

— Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
SteelSeries Gaming Keyboard Deal Keep your keystrokes whisper-quiet and lightning-fast using the SteelSeries Apex 3 TKL Gaming Keyboard.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of whisper

Verb

Dogs and cats may be triggered by this distinctive smell and show unusual behavior when skunks are nearby, such as sniffing or pawing the dirt around the burrow or becoming more protective by growling or hovering near the entrance.

— Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 24 Sep. 2026
Video captured from the drone’s perspective and released on Facebook, shows the frustrated bobcat standing by a staircase, growling and arching its back at the hovering machine.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of growling

Noun

Harjo had written the first episode of the show’s sophomore outing and the usual backroom whispering of casting began.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Perhaps more Trump-whispering by France’s Macron, or another call from NATO’s Rutte, or visit from Italy’s Meloni, will see the US president flip back again.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of whispering

Noun

Perhaps in another lifetime, or another novel, Ned would find a way to nourish these intimations of benevolence or even love, refusing to let them be spoiled by his own aspirational machismo.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Two revelations, or at least intimations, especially stand out, both involving elections and Musk’s alleged techno- surveilling means of moving them for Republicans.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of intimation

Noun

But the only picture mode that comes close to being that bright also has a notably green bias and ramps up the fan noise to a level that almost anyone will consider intolerable.

— M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Communities are fighting data centers over spiking electric bills, soaring electricity and water demand, noise, land use and taxpayer subsidies.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of noise

Noun

The Beijing propaganda machine has been busy eradicating the truth about the Tiananmen Square Massacre for nearly forty years.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Then there’s one that’s only been shown in physical spaces that is like a propaganda video for Hollow Earthers.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of propaganda

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