Rumble meaning

What does “rumble” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“rumble” is a noun and verb with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a loud low dull continuous noise.

rumble

noun

  1. a loud low dull continuous noise

    “they heard the rumbling of thunder”

  2. a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage

  3. a fight between rival gangs of adolescents

    Synonymsgang fight

verb

  1. make a low noise

    “rumbling thunder”

    Synonymsgrumble
  2. to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds

    “he grumbled a rude response”

    “Stones grumbled down the cliff”

    Synonymsgrumblegrowl

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University