rumbled

Definition of rumblednext
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

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Recent Examples of rumbled The storms have rumbled across a number of states for the better part of this week and could continue into the early weekend. ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026 Just outside the main entrance of Spectrum Center, as a saxophone blared and drums rumbled and fans hummed past each other with life, there stood Bradley Davis. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026 Four years ago Natalia Bozhko sat in a basement, listening to air raid sirens, as tanks rumbled through the streets of Kyiv. Mariia Yastreba, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026 Thunderstorms rumbled through the Chicago area Thursday afternoon amid unseasonably warm and humid weather, with temperatures running 20 degrees above average. Kylee Miller, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026 Big Boy rumbled through Northern California in 2014, but with fewer stops than are planned this year. Brooke Park, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2026 Storms rumbled across much of the Lone Star State overnight as a Pacific low pressure system pushed into the region, pulling in a steady stream of moisture and interacting with an already unstable atmosphere across Central Texas. Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026 Somehow both seriously luxurious and utterly relaxed, this flax linen duvet cover and shams merge the material’s trademark rumbled look with a sophisticated edge, literally. Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026 When a catastrophic avalanche rumbled over a stretch of the High Sierra, dozens of law enforcement officers scoured the mountainside for a group of 15 skiers, including four mountain guides. Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumbled
growled
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  • The wereboar growled next to Black Pudding, a hulking vicious monster, both focused on ripping Puck and Cordelia to shreds.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The jaguar growled, whirled and bit off the protruding head of the arrow.
    Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026

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“Rumbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumbled. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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