rumble

rumble
—rumbler, n. —rumblingly, adv.
/rum"beuhl/, v., rumbled, rumbling, n.
v.i.
1. to make a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound, as thunder.
2. to move or travel with such a sound: The train rumbled on.
3. Slang. to have or take part in a street fight between or among teenage gangs: Rival gangs rumbled on Saturday afternoon.
v.t.
4. to give forth or utter with a rumbling sound: to rumble a command.
5. to cause to make or move with a rumbling sound: to rumble a wagon over the ground.
6. to subject to the action of a rumble or tumbling box, as for the purpose of polishing.
n.
7. a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound: the rumble of tanks across a bridge.
8. See rumble seat.
9. a rear part of a carriage containing seating accommodations, as for servants, or space for baggage.
10. See tumbling box.
11. Slang. a street fight between rival teenage gangs.
[1325-75; 1940-45 for def. 3; (v.) ME romblen, rumblen; cf. D rommelen, prob. of imit. orig.; (n.) ME, deriv. of the v.]
Syn. 1. roar, thunder, roll, boom.

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