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Definition of rumble verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    rumble

     verb
    verb
    NAmE//ˈrʌmbl//
     
    Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they rumble
     
    he / she / it rumbles
     
    past simple rumbled
     
    -ing form rumbling
     
     
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  1. 1[intransitive] to make a long, deep sound or series of sounds The machine rumbled as it started up. thunder rumbling in the distance I'm so hungry my stomach's rumbling.
  2. 2[intransitive] + adv./prep. to move slowly and heavily, making a rumbling sound tanks rumbling through the streets The train rumbled nearer.
  3. 3[intransitive] (informal) (of a gang of young people) to fight against another gang
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