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Recent Examples of rumbling
Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
But residents recounted the quake rattling them awake, evoking descriptions of a significant jolt and rumbling.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Colson Thayer, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Only a few women sang, so the chorus had a deep, rumbling sound.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Verb
While those rumblings are hanging over his head, Swinney is focused on getting the Tigers back on track this season.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
But residents recounted the quake rattling them awake, evoking descriptions of a significant jolt and rumbling.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
With the events, neighbors came to expect rumbling trucks delivering food, decorations and furniture.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Only a few women sang, so the chorus had a deep, rumbling sound.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumbling
Verb
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Instead of another room with a priest and young woman growling on the bed, the exorcisms in The Wailing are accompanied by chanting crowds, firepits, and drums beating as a great spectacle is made of the ritual.—
Michael Lee Simpson,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Two weeks ago, the president’s social-media growling about higher China tariffs exposed a node of complacency among investors, who as a group had turned their focus away from the trade-policy flux.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Just a shot of the spirit was enough to lend a whisper of warm, caramel-like flavor that plays nicely with the warm baking spices and molasses.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
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Jane uses her wit to survive under Henry VIII’s reign, an era where one wrong move, including the faintest whisper of gossip, may be the end of you.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Budj Bim assigned the weeping she-oak (Casuarina) trees, whose whispering voices can be heard in the wind, to be the guardian spirits of the landscape.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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The couple appeared smitten as they were photographed with Hathaway whispering in Shulman’s ear before both laughing.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The very strong intimation is that I was nourished by this wasteland.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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In a video posted Friday on X, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick doubled down on his intimation that the Texas Lottery's days might be numbered, coming less than two weeks after the Texas House recommended reducing its budget to zero.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Heidi Klum kept fans guessing all day with hints about her 2025 Halloween costume.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025
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Tender and with just a hint of salinity, fresh hauls come in from just off the coast and are served brilliantly with salad and spicy butter.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Flooding the valley with noise and velocity, making an impressive mess – smash-up of trees, shrubbery, and unballasted creatures.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The era of noise is fading, and a quieter, more serious phase has begun.—
Gus Bartholomew,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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There’s really nothing a politician desires more than an uncritical propaganda platform.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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Much of the conquest talk indeed was nothing more than aspirational propaganda.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Rumbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumbling. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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