a rumbling noise

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• rumbling — noun 1 rumblings comments that show that people are starting to become annoyed, or that a difficult situation is developing: rumblings of discontent 2 (countable usually singular) a rumbling noise …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Rumbling Bridge — is a tiny village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, nestling under the Ochil Hills, where the A823 leaves the A977, perched on the edge of the River Devon gorge. It is named after an unusual double bridge. The bridgeThe lower bridge, without… …   Wikipedia

• rumbling — I noun a loud low dull continuous noise they heard the rumbling of thunder • Syn: ↑rumble, ↑grumble, ↑grumbling • Derivationally related forms: ↑grumble (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• rumbling — [[t]rʌ̱mblɪŋ[/t]] rumblings 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A rumbling is a low continuous noise. ...the rumbling of an empty stomach... Our peace was soon shattered by loud rumblings and explosions like cannon fire. 2) N COUNT: usu pl, oft N prep… …   English dictionary

• noise — Synonyms and related words: ALGOL, Aesopian language, Babel, Bedlam let loose, COBOL, EDP, FORTRAN, Greek, aimlessness, alphabetic data, alphanumeric code, amplitude, angular data, argot, assembler, atmospherics, auditory effect, auditory… …   Moby Thesaurus

• noise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. uproar, hubbub, din, racket, clamor, pandemonium; crash, rattle, clatter. See loudness, sound. Ant., silence, quiet. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A sound] Syn. sound, sonance, something heard, something… …   English dictionary for students

• Borborygmus — Bowel sounds, the gurgling, rumbling, or growling noise from the abdomen caused by the muscular contractions of peristalsis, the process that moves the contents of the stomach and intestines downward. The plural is borborygmi. Bowel sounds are… …   Medical dictionary

• lum|ber — lum|ber1 «LUHM buhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. timber that has been roughly cut into boards, planks, or beams and prepared for use: »Since 1920, the center of the lumber industry has been in the Pacific Northwest, with the South running a close second… …   Useful english dictionary

• rumble — v. & n. v. 1 intr. make a continuous deep resonant sound as of distant thunder. 2 intr. (foll. by along, by, past, etc.) (of a person or vehicle) move with a rumbling noise. 3 tr. (often foll. by out) utter or say with a rumbling sound. 4 tr.… …   Useful english dictionary

• grumble — 1. noun a) A low thundering, rumbling or growling sound That whiner is never without a grumble to share. b) The sound made by a hungry stomach 2 …   Wiktionary

• rumble — 1. interjection An onomatopoeia describing a rumbling noise 2. noun a) A low pitched irregular noise, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach. The rumble from passing trucks made it hard to sleep at night. b) …   Wiktionary