rumble

Everyday

1. To rumble is to make a long, low, deep sound, like thunder or a big truck. tree →
2. (noun) A rumble is such a low rolling sound. tree →
3. (UK informal) To rumble someone is to find out their secret or trick. tree →

In the lessons

Used in stories and weather: thunder rumbles, a volcano rumbles before it erupts, a hungry tummy rumbles. In science about sound: low-pitched sounds and vibrations. A "rumble strip" on a road makes the car rumble to warn the driver.

Examples

• Thunder rumbled in the distance. tree →
• My tummy is rumbling; it's lunch time. tree →
• The train rumbled over the bridge. tree →
• We heard a rumble before the volcano erupted. tree →
• The ground rumbled during the earthquake. tree →
• Mum rumbled our plan to stay up late. tree →
• The trucks rumbled past the house. tree →
• “We landed and we heard the rumble of water going gloomily through the darkness of the forest. tree →

Note

Regular verb: rumbled, rumbling (drop the e). It is an onomatopoeic word: it sounds like what it means.