Thesaurus results for RUMBLING

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noun

Definition of rumbling

as in whisper

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rumbling

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verb

present participle of rumble

as in growling

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 rumbling

Noun

There have been internal rumblings of dissent among members over Perez’s recent decision-making, especially his still largely unexplained plan to sell some share of the club to an outside investor, so some may decide to vote for a change. — New York Times, 6 June 2026 The labor dynamics in the time of the dawn of the radio, the expansion of the electrical grid, and the early rumblings of mass consumerism are far different from the economics of the AI age. — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 29 May 2026

Verb

There, the program will feature solo performances by musicians such as Brad Russell, Red Campbell and Emily Rogers before culminating in a rumbling mega-jam with 40 bassists playing in tandem, led by Bass Day founder Kern Brantley. — Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2026 And after the parent dies, what started out as rumbling can sometimes escalate to lawsuits. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rumbling

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumbling

Noun

Monday was a perfect example, when the two biggest drags on the S&P 500 were Nvidia and Micron, but were offset almost to the penny by gains in Apple and Meta, helping the index itself to finish a whisper from unchanged.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Lance Leipold has heard the whispers through the years that perhaps Kansas’ football coach doesn’t place enough emphasis on the yearly Sunflower Showdown against Kansas State.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of whisper

Verb

Dogs and cats may be triggered by this distinctive smell and show unusual behavior when skunks are nearby, such as sniffing or pawing the dirt around the burrow or becoming more protective by growling or hovering near the entrance.

— Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 24 Sep. 2026
Video captured from the drone’s perspective and released on Facebook, shows the frustrated bobcat standing by a staircase, growling and arching its back at the hovering machine.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of growling

Noun

Harjo had written the first episode of the show’s sophomore outing and the usual backroom whispering of casting began.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Perhaps more Trump-whispering by France’s Macron, or another call from NATO’s Rutte, or visit from Italy’s Meloni, will see the US president flip back again.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of whispering

Noun

Perhaps in another lifetime, or another novel, Ned would find a way to nourish these intimations of benevolence or even love, refusing to let them be spoiled by his own aspirational machismo.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Two revelations, or at least intimations, especially stand out, both involving elections and Musk’s alleged techno- surveilling means of moving them for Republicans.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of intimation

Noun

That question motivated Clark to better understand aging among plants and animals and to look for hints to extend humans' lifespan.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Until this glorious fall Saturday afternoon gave way to the hints of early evening, Indiana football — once the losingest team in all of college football — hadn’t tasted their ordinary helping of defeat for 666 days.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of hint

Noun

Stewart and Addyman meanwhile surveyed more than 2,000 parents to identify noises their babies responded to, which included animal sounds and other children’s laughter (both of which feature in the song).

— Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
North Crowley continues impressive season Ahead of the season, North Crowley was expected to make some noise.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of noise

Noun

Wikipedia has failed to purge antisemitic and anti-Israel propaganda pushed by bad-actor editors, the Anti-Defamation League warns.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Ossoff in return said that Collins hadn't even been able to stop neo-Nazi propaganda from being produced in his own house, referencing allegations that his son-in-law shared hateful content.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of propaganda

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