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Webster 1913 Edition
Rumble
Rum′ble
,Verb.
I.
[OE.
romblen
, akin to D. rommelen
, G. rumpeln
, Dan. rumle
; cf. Icel. rymja
to roar.] 1.
To make a low, heavy, continued sound;
as, the thunder
. rumbles
at a distanceIn the mean while the skies ’gan
rumble
sore. Surrey.
The people cried and
rombled
up and down. Chaucer.
2.
To murmur; to ripple.
To
rumble
gently down with murmur soft. Spenser.
Rum′ble
,Noun.
1.
A noisy report; rumor.
[Obs.]
Delighting ever in
rumble
that is new. Chaucer.
2.
A low, heavy, continuous sound like that made by heavy wagons or the reverberation of thunder; a confused noise;
as, the
. rumble
of a railroad trainClamor and
rumble
, and ringing and clatter. Tennyson.
Merged in the
rumble
of awakening day. H. James.
3.
A seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage.
Kit, well wrapped, . . . was in the
rumble
behind. Dickens.
4.
A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or polished by friction against each other.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rumble
RUM'BLE
,Verb.
I.
To make a low, heavy, continued sound; as thunder rumbles at a distance, but when near, its sound is sharp and rattling. A heavy carriage rumbles on the pavement.