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rumbled

rumbled is the simple past and past participle of rumble.

Meaning of rumble

Verb

rumble (third-person singular simple present rumbles, present participle rumbling, simple past and past participle rumbled)

  1. (intransitive) To make a low, heavy, continuous sound.
    • If I don't eat, my stomach will rumble.
    Synonyms:
    grumble
  2. (transitive) To discover deceitful or underhanded behaviour.
    • The police is going to rumble your hideout.
  3. (intransitive) To move while making a rumbling noise.
    • The truck rumbled over the rough road.
  4. (intransitive, slang) To fight; to brawl.
  5. (intransitive) To provide haptic feedback by vibrating.
  6. (transitive) To cause to pass through a rumble, or polishing machine.

See all 15 meanings of rumble

Phrases with rumbled

Questions about rumbled

What is rumbled the simple past and past participle of?
Rumbled is the simple past and past participle of rumble.

Words near rumbled in the dictionary

  1. rumble strip
  2. rumble strips
  3. rumble-bumble
  4. rumble-tumble
  5. rumble-tumbles
  6. rumbled
  7. rumbled eggs
  8. rumbled on
  9. rumbledethumps
  10. rumblegumption
  11. rumblement

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