I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a rumble/roll of thunder (= one of a series of deep sounds )
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We could hear the rumble of thunder growing louder.
rumble strip
sb's stomach rumbles (= it makes a noise because they are hungry )
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She felt her stomach rumble.
the roar/rumble/hum of traffic
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The only noise was the distant rumble of traffic on the coastal road.
thunder rumbles/rolls
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Thunder rumbled in the distance.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
thunder
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The thunder was still rumbling about the forest, now near, now far.
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The rain grew heavier and thunder rumbled over the mountains.
truck
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A truck full of VOPOs rumbled past.
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A truck rumbled past like a snorting bull, leaving a trail of noise and diesel fumes.
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The occasional small truck rumbled along the riverside going towards the central market.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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In the distance, thunder rumbled across the sky.
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Loud applause rumbled through the hall.
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The sound of rebel gunfire rumbled in the hills.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Immediately, she felt the floor vibrate as the dome rumbled shut, sealing the chamber.
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Lesser equipment can make the walls tremble, the floors rumble , too.
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Let us hope the Medical Research Council can rumble a few answers.
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Sonic booms rumble in the valleys at all hours.
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The two of them whooped, thumped their glasses on the table and rumbled their feet underneath.
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They rumbled through dry brush, the Comet an ocher dust storm lashed by branches and spiky shoots.
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When Blunkett rumbled him, he was left with no choice but to resign.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
deep
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A bolt of lightning ripped it open, and the light was followed closely by a deep rumble of thunder.
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From inside the car came the deep bass rumble of a two megaton audio system.
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Then he felt the floor tremble beneath his feet, and a deep throated rumble rose from the bowels of the building.
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Are deeper rumbles in the offing?
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Lightning flashed, an enormous zigzag of it ripping across the sky, followed by a deep rumble of thunder.
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The underground explosions created a deep rumble in the ground, something akin to a 2. 0 earthquake, Wernicke recalled.
distant
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The only noise was the distant rumble of traffic on the coastal road.
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A new sound was growing in the tunnel, a distant rumble .
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I could faintly hear the distant rumble of commuter traffic from my bedroom - a reminder of what I had temporarily escaped.
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There was a long, distant rumble .
low
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The first low rumble of thunder sounded from behind them.
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Isabel started up, bewildered, as the low rumble faded away.
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A low rumble of a cramp circles deep inside me like a fly, but it remains benign.
■ VERB
hear
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He could hear the rumble of heavy traffic only a few kilometres away.
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In the distance we could hear a faint rumble of thunder.
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In the distance he could hear a familiar rumble growing louder.
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In the distance I can hear the rumble of thunder and see lightning flash from cloud to cloud.
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Occasionally would hear the cart rumble as the ground became firm.
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He looked up at the sky and heard the rumble of planes flying above the cottony blanket of sky.
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I could faintly hear the distant rumble of commuter traffic from my bedroom - a reminder of what I had temporarily escaped.
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Just inside, visitors hear a rumble that grows louder as they pass through the lobby.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The rumble of the train going by woke me up.
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What began as a rumble became a powerful roar as the volcano erupted.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Are deeper rumbles in the offing?
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He turned the engine over, the warm rumble of his Baby rejuvenating him.
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I sat there contented a minute that night, quite lost in the maddening rumble .
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No sound except the rumble of an invisible train clattering through the night.
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Soon the tunnels echoed to the rumble of many booted feet.
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The arena was almost full and it had all the makings of a full scale rumble .
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This drew a rumble of protest, as Tyler had expected it would.
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Why he never even heard the rumbles.