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rumbled

verb

past tense of rumble

as in growled

to make a low heavy rolling sound when thunder rumbled in the distant sky, we wisely began packing up our picnic

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Recent Examples of rumbled Chez Fonfon sits at the crux of Five Points South, a neighborhood named for five streets that converge in a star shape where streetcars connecting the then suburb of Highland to the city once rumbled. — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026 Rules are changing Early in the second quarter, Wilson rumbled into the lane and attempted to use his off arm to create a few inches of space before laying the ball across the rim. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Pardo watched as another adult elephant, likely Matisse’s sister, rumbled from a distance before the family came together, uniting with another series of rumbles, as if saying hello. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026 The plane rumbled down the runway, picking up speed towards the roiling sea. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026 Above the village of Dorohusk in eastern Poland, vapor trails cut across the pale blue sky and military helicopters rumbled overhead. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 After the catch, Kelce rumbled another 25 yards to set up the Chiefs at the 19. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026 With Que Robinson in Matthew Stafford’s face, Hufanga undercut the route and rumbled and stumbled and scored a 67-yard touchdown. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2026 The race car was painted in Miami Dolphins colors and rumbled like a Boeing 747. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

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growled

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Since then, Barkley has growled at several other people, and all but one have been diagnosed with some type of cancer, Dozier said.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026
At the other end of our road, the cranes of the docks loomed — great Stothert and Pitt machines that growled overhead like something out of Star Wars, guarding the scale and mystery of the River Thames.

— Lee Clayton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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