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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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Recent Examples of rumbling

Noun

Any second, surely, Dad’s tan Mercedes would glide into view and start its rumbling, lumbering ascent up the gravel drive. —

Kate Crane, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026 The rumbling of a hidden ocean, along a rugged coastline covered by mist. —

The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026

Verb

Small earthquakes had been rumbling since January, and in March, the 5,417-foot-tall subglacial volcano at the southern end of the country concluded 187 years of dormancy with the beginnings of a quiet lava flow. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Apr. 2026 Then, a loud, rumbling sound echoed through the area as a rockslide occurred. —

Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rumbling

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Noun

These poppers start with the crisp, juicy snap of mini sweet peppers, which are filled with a creamy, tangy pimiento cheese spiked with smoky bacon and a whisper of black pepper.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
The early universe, a mere whisper after the Big Bang, just a few hundred million years old — that's when the first stars and galaxies were starting to flicker on, like fairy lights across a cosmic dark.

— Paul Sutter, Space.com, 4 May 2026