Rumble — Defs

01 v. i. To make a low, heavy, continued sound; as, the thunder rumbles at a distance.

1.
To make a low, heavy, continued sound; as, the thunder rumbles at a distance.
“In 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.

02 n. A noisy report; rumor.

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 train.
“Clamor 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.

03 v. t. To cause to pass through a rumble, or shaking machine. See Rumble, n., 4.

1.
To cause to pass through a rumble, or shaking machine. See Rumble, n., 4. See: Rumble