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# rumbling

«rumbling» in Mova's school dictionary: **making a long, deep, low sound, like thunder far away or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb form (rumble, rumbles, rumbled, rumbling); noun (a rumbling, rumblings); adjective (rumbling)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Rumbling is making a long, deep, low sound, like thunder far away or a big truck passing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rumbling/#m1)

2) Rumbling is the sound your tummy makes when you are hungry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rumbling/#m2)

3) Rumblings are early signs that people are unhappy or that trouble is coming. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rumbling/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, rumbling sounds build tension: thunder, a volcano, an earthquake or a monster coming. In science, rumbling is a low-pitched sound made by slow vibrations. In safety lessons, a rumbling from a mountain or the ground can be a warning sign. Phrases: «rumbling tummy», «rumbling thunder», «rumblings of trouble».

### examples

- My tummy was rumbling before lunch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rumbling/#x1)
- We heard thunder rumbling in the distance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rumbling/#x2)
- A train went rumbling over the bridge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rumbling/#x3)
- The volcano had been rumbling for days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rumbling/#x4)
- The rumbling of the trucks woke the baby. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rumbling/#x5)
- There were rumblings of anger among the players. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rumbling/#x6)
- The ground started rumbling and the dog barked. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rumbling/#x7)
- The old washing machine was rumbling loudly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rumbling/#x8)
- Every now and then a dull rumbling was heard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rumbling/#x9)

### note

It is the -ing form of «rumble»; drop the e before -ing (rumble → rumbling). Can be a verb form, an adjective (a rumbling noise) or a noun (the rumbling). In British slang, «to rumble someone» means to find out their secret; this is different from the sound.

### In the corpora

- [A rumbling tummy, low energy and grumpiness can be signs of hunger.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/9-body-signals/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rumbling» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rumbling/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.