Rumble

  • 21Rumble — This interesting and unusual name of Medieval English origin is a dialectal variant of Rumbold, itself a surname deriving from the Norman personal name Rumbald, composed of the Germanic elements hrum , renown, with bold , brave; a name which no… …

    Surnames reference

  • 22rumble — I. n a fight, especially a planned streetfight or brawl involving gangs. An American expression used by teenage neighbour hood gangs since the 1950s, the word has subsequently been picked up in other English speaking areas. rumble2 vb 1. to fight …

    Contemporary slang

  • 23rumble on — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms rumble on : present tense I/you/we/they rumble on he/she/it rumbles on present participle rumbling on past tense rumbled on past participle rumbled on British to continue to cause trouble They have allowed… …

    English dictionary

  • 24rumble — 1. in. to fight. □ The gangs are rumbling over on Fourth Street. □ We’re going to rumble tomorrow night. 2. n. a fight; a street fight; a gang fight. □ If there is a rumble, get out of there fast. D My brother was hurt in a gang rum …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 25rumble — I. verb (rumbled; rumbling) Etymology: Middle English; akin to Middle High German rummeln to rumble Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to make a low heavy rolling sound < thunder rumbling in the distance > 2. to travel with a low&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 26rumble — verb 1》 make or move with a continuous deep, resonant sound. 2》 (rumble on) (of a dispute) continue in a persistent but low key way. 3》 Brit. informal discover (an illicit activity or its perpetrator): it wouldn t need a genius to rumble his&#8230; …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 27rumble — [c]/ˈrʌmbəl / (say rumbuhl) verb (rumbled, rumbling) –verb (i) 1. to make a deep, heavy, continuous, resonant sound, as thunder, etc. 2. to move, travel or be conveyed with such a sound: the train rumbled on. 3. Colloquial to take part in a fight …

  • 28Rumble — 1. take part in a fight, as between gangs; 2. group fight, as between gangs; 3. milder version of this practised in the schoolyard; 4. call signalling the start of a schoolyard rumble …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 29rumble — Australian Slang 1. take part in a fight, as between gangs; 2. group fight, as between gangs; 3. milder version of this practised in the schoolyard; 4. call signalling the start of a schoolyard rumble …

    English dialects glossary

  • 30rumble — rum·ble s.m.inv., fonosimb. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1. s.m.inv. TS tecn. rumore di fondo che si produce quando le vibrazioni del giradischi si trasmettono alla puntina 2. fonosimb. CO spec. nel linguaggio dei fumetti, voce che riproduce il rumore …

    Dizionario italiano