RUMBLINGS

Meaning of RUMBLINGS in English

rumors

~ about; of (~ of discontent were heard)

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations. Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям. 2012

RUMBLINGS — [plural] [noun]rumblings of distant guns/thunder
Cambridge English vocab
PLANETARY — I. ˈplanəˌterē, -ri adjective Etymology: from (assumed) Late Latin planetarius (whence Late Latin planetarius astrologer), from planeta planet + Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAR-OFF — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: far off (adverbial phrase), from Middle English fer of, from fer far (adverb) + of off (adverb) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUMBLING — /rum"bling/ , n. 1. Often, rumblings . the first signs of dissatisfaction or grievance. 2. rumble (def. 7). [ 1350-1400; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OMINOUS — adjective Date: 1580 : being or exhibiting an omen : portentous ; especially : foreboding or foreshadowing evil : inauspicious …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OMINOUS — [om.i.nous] adj (1587): being or exhibiting an omen: portentous; esp: foreboding or foreshowing evil: inauspicious -- om.i.nous.ly adv -- om.i.nous.ness …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: BUSINESS-AND-INDUSTRIAL-REVIEW: ... — ADVERTISING: Infomercials In 1964 a gadget inventor and salesman named Ron Popeil started a company named Ronco and became instrumental …
Britannica English vocabulary
UNITED STATES — officially United States of America, abbreviations U.S. or U.S.A., byname America country of North America with 48 contiguous states occupying …
Britannica English vocabulary
SPAIN, FLAG OF — horizontally striped red-yellow-red national flag with an off-centre coat of arms. Within Spain private citizens may display the flag without …
Britannica English vocabulary
SIDEBAR - LOS ANGELES 1970S OVERVIEW — Los Angeles had been an important music-business city since the 1930s. The city's movie industry, the favourable climate, the influx …
Britannica English vocabulary
RUMBLING — / ˈrʌmblɪŋ; NAmE / noun 1. (also used as an adjective) a long deep sound or series of sounds : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUMBLING — rum ‧ bling /ˈrʌmblɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun 1 . rumblings [plural] remarks that show that people are starting to become …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RUMBLING — ( rumblings) 1. A rumbling is a low continuous noise. ...the rumbling of an empty stomach... N-COUNT : usu with …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUMBLING — (~s) 1. A ~ is a low continuous noise. ...the ~ of an empty stomach... N-COUNT: usu with supp 2. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WARNING — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a health warning (= a warning printed on a product that could harm you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SUBDUE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES subdued/dim/soft lighting (= lighting that is not very bright ) COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RUMBLING — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ the rumbling of thunder ▪ There were rumblings of discontent among the students. EXAMPLES …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RUFFLE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a breeze stirs/ruffles sth ▪ A light breeze stirred the waters of the bay. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PROSPECT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bleak future/prospect ▪ The company still hopes to find a buyer, but the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLOT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a coup plot ▪ He was imprisoned for his part in a coup plot …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OMINOUS — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bad/ominous sign ▪ The jury was taking ages to make up its mind, which …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HONEYMOON — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN couple ▪ So he set the play in a hotel room, and Frank …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FEATHER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a feather bed (= a bed with feathers in the mattress ) as light …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COUP — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a coup attempt (= an attempt to change the government, usually by force ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAVERNOUS — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ As you fall into this cavernous organ and look around, you see that the shot …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ABORTIVE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an abortive attempt formal (= unsuccessful ) ▪ They made an abortive attempt to keep …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RUMBLING — [noun] [C usually plural] - a sign of dissatisfaction or that a situation is becoming worseThere are rumblings of annoyance …
Cambridge English vocab
DISCONTENT — discontentment [noun] [U] - a feeling of wanting better treatment or an improved situationDiscontent among junior ranks was rapidly spreading.Food …
Cambridge English vocab
DISCONTENT — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ general , widespread ▪ growing , increasing ▪ simmering ▪ popular , public ▪ Public ~ with …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
EJECTION — n. 1 expulsion, casting out or up, disgorgement, vomiting forth, throwing out or up, discharge, emission, disgorging The ejection of …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

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