Synonyms of rumbled

rumbled

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• growled
• grumbled
• rolled
• bellowed
• thundered
• boomed
• lumbered
• drummed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rumbled

Beyond the housing units that concealed this bloody event, a truck rumbled along the road, a basketball bounced, children squealed, the sounds foreign, from another world. —Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025

The big man got up and rumbled 38 yards down the field to the Denver 45-yard line. —Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025

Iowa rumbled down the field in eight plays, capped by a Gronowski 4-yard touchdown run. —Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025

Lloyd picked off a Patrick Mahomes pass and rumbled the other way for a touchdown that may have been the biggest difference in the contest that had featured multiple game-changing plays. —Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025

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

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