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   rumble

   /ˈrʌmbl/

   verb

   • 1. make a continuous deep, resonant sound: "thunder rumbled, lightning flickered"
   • ▪ (especially of a large vehicle) move with a rumbling sound: "heavy lorries rumbled through the streets"
   • ▪ utter in a deep, resonant voice: "the man's low voice rumbled an instruction"
   • ▪ (of a person's stomach) make a deep, resonant sound due to hunger: "as she passed the buffet car her stomach rumbled"
   • ▪ (of a dispute) continue in a persistent but low-key way: British "the debate about television replays rumbles on"
   • 2. discover (an illicit activity or its perpetrator): informal British "it wouldn't need a genius to rumble my little game"
   • 3. take part in a street fight between gangs or large groups: informal US "the five of them rumbled with the men in the other car"

   noun

   • 1. a continuous deep, resonant sound like distant thunder: "the continuous rumble of traffic"
   • 2. a street fight between gangs or large groups: informal US "a rumble between two gangs of street hoodlums"

   Word Origin late Middle English: probably from Middle Dutch rommelen, rummelen, of imitative origin. Sense 2 of the verb may be a different word.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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