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rumble
What does rumble mean?
rumble (noun): a loud low dull continuous noise.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce rumble?
/ˈɹʌmbəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does rumble come from?
From Middle English rumblen, romblen, rummelyn, frequentative form of romen (“to roar”), equivalent to rome + -le.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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