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rumbles

rumbles is the plural of rumble.

rumbles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rumble.

Meaning of rumble

Noun

rumble (plural rumbles)

  1. A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach.
    • The rumble from passing trucks made it hard to sleep at night.
  2. (slang) A street fight or brawl.
  3. A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or polished by friction against each other.
  4. (dated) A seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage.
    • Kit, well wrapped, […] was in the rumble behind.1840-1841, Charles Dickens, Master Humphrey's Clock

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Proper noun capitalized: Rumbles

Rumbles

  1. (plural) plural of Rumble

Phrases with rumbles

Questions about rumbles

What is rumbles the plural of?
Rumbles is the plural of rumble.
What part of speech is rumbles?
Rumbles is a proper noun.

Words near rumbles in the dictionary

  1. rumblegumption
  2. rumblement
  3. rumblements
  4. rumbler
  5. rumblers
  6. rumbles
  7. rumbles on
  8. rumblesome
  9. rumbleth
  10. rumblier
  11. rumbliest

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