Rumbling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a loud low dull continuous noise

make a low noise

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈʌmblɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈʌmblɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈʌmblɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈʌmblɪŋ/.

Examples

they heard the rumbling of thunder
rumbling thunder
he grumbled a rude response

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

growl grumble grumbling rumble

Parts of Speech

noun	a loud low dull continuous noise “they heard the rumbling of thunder”
verb	make a low noise “rumbling thunder”
verb	to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds “he grumbled a rude response”
adjective	continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound “the rumbling rolling sound of thunder”

Word Forms

rumble	verb	to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
grumble	verb	make a low noise
rumble	noun	a loud low dull continuous noise
rumbling	noun	a loud low dull continuous noise
grumble	noun	a loud low dull continuous noise
grumbling	noun	a loud low dull continuous noise
growler	noun	a speaker whose voice sounds like a growl
growling	noun	the sound of growling (as made by animals)
growl	noun	the sound of growling (as made by animals)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Grollen

ein lautes, tiefes, dumpfes Dauergeräusch

🇫🇷French

grondement

un bruit fort, faible et sourd, continu

🇪🇸Spanish

retumbante

un ruido fuerte, bajo, sordo y continuo

🇮🇹Italian

rimbombo

un rumore forte, basso, sordo, continuo

🇳🇱Dutch

gerommel

een luid laag dof continu geluid

🇵🇹Portuguese

estrondoso

um ruído alto, baixo e monótono contínuo

🇷🇺Russian

грохочущий

громкий, низкий, глухой непрерывный шум

India

🇮🇳Tamil

சத்தம்

ஒரு உரத்த குறைந்த மந்தமான தொடர்ச்சியான சத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

గర్జన

ఒక పెద్ద తక్కువ మందమైన నిరంతర శబ్దం

🇮🇳Marathi

गडगडणे

एक मोठा कमी कंटाळवाणा सतत आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

રમ્બલિંગ

જોરથી ઓછો નીચો સતત અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೊಣಗಾಟ

ಜೋರಾಗಿ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಂದ ನಿರಂತರ ಶಬ್ದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുഴങ്ങുന്നു

ഉച്ചത്തിലുള്ള താഴ്ന്ന മുഷിഞ്ഞ തുടർച്ചയായ ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੜਗੜਾਹਟ

ਇੱਕ ਉੱਚੀ ਘੱਟ ਸੰਜੀਵ ਨਿਰੰਤਰ ਸ਼ੋਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

گڑگڑاہٹ

ایک تیز کم مدھم مسلسل شور

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

隆隆声

大声、低沉、连续的噪音

🇯🇵Japanese

ゴロゴロ

大きくて低く鈍い継続的なノイズ

🇰🇷Korean

우르릉거리는 소리

시끄럽고 낮고 둔한 연속 소음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ầm ầm

một tiếng ồn lớn liên tục buồn tẻ

🇹🇭Thai

เสียงดังก้อง

เสียงดังต่ำทื่ออย่างต่อเนื่อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bergemuruh

suara bising terus menerus yang keras, rendah, dan membosankan

🇵🇭Filipino

dumadagundong

isang malakas na mababang mapurol na tuloy-tuloy na ingay

🇲🇾Malay

gemuruh

bunyi yang kuat rendah membosankan berterusan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قرقرة

ضجيج مستمر مرتفع ومنخفض وممل

🇮🇷Persian

غرش

صدای بلند و کم صدا مداوم

🇹🇷Turkish

guruldama

yüksek, düşük, donuk, sürekli bir gürültü

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׁקשׁוּק

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