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rumbling

[ruhm-bling]

noun

  1. Often rumblings. the first signs of dissatisfaction or grievance.

  2. rumble.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of rumbling1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; rumble, -ing 1
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A row about the origins of Stilton and who can make it has been rumbling for years.

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Villarreal: was the initial reaction — the rumblings or whispers you heard — from within the dance community when they heard you were making the show?

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It’s not yet 11 a.m., but punk music blasts from the speakers, punctuated by the rumbling and clanking of skateboard wheels on concrete.

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One nearby resident told the BBC she and her husband were awoken by a "loud rumbling noise and the ground shaking".

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In Tujunga, residents living along the route described trucks rumbling past their homes.

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