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rumble1 /rumˈbl/ intransitive verb- To make a low heavy grumbling or rolling noise
- To move with such a noise
- To be involved in a gang fight (slang, esp N American)
transitive verb- To give forth, or to agitate or move, with such a sound
- To inform against, betray to the police (slang)
noun- A sound of rumbling
- Low-frequency noise produced in vinyl disc recording when the turntable is not dynamically balanced (acoustics)
- A seat for servants behind a carriage, or for extra passengers in a two-seater car (also rumble seat)
- A quarrel, disturbance, gang fight (N American slang)
ORIGIN: Cf Du rommelen, Ger rummeln rumˈbler noun - Someone or something that rumbles
- A machine for peeling potatoes
rumˈbling noun and adjective rumˈblingly adverb rumˈbly adjective rumˈbledethump or rumˈbledethumps noun (Scot) A dish of mashed potatoes with butter and seasoning, or mixed with cabbage or turnip rumble strip or rumble area noun One of a set of rough-textured strips or areas set into a road surface to warn drivers (by tyre noise) of a hazard ahead rumˈble-tumˈble noun - A rumble seat
- A lumbering vehicle
- A tumbling motion
- Scrambled eggs (Anglo-Indian)
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