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rumbled

verb

past tense of rumble

as in growled

to make a low heavy rolling sound when thunder rumbled in the distant sky, we wisely began packing up our picnic

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Recent Examples of rumbled Strong thunderstorms with torrential rain rumbled through Kansas City early Thursday morning, soaking the metro with several inches of rain. — Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026 New York City horse racing rumbled to the finish line Sunday, as Aqueduct Racetrack — in all its paint-peeling, dilapidated glory — staged the venue’s last live races, transporting aging fans to a bygone era. — Lili Kobielski, NBC news, 29 June 2026 The building rumbled before the two finalists even got physical. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 The tractor rumbled onward, into the sun, hammering over a divot where a tree had been cut long ago, its stump hauled away. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026 Elijah Just rumbled toward the box and seemed to pinball around the Iranian defense. — Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026 Albertsons Stadium rumbled Saturday night as monster truck madness took over the unrecognizable blue turf with a roaring, fiery, wheelie-popping spectacle. — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 7 June 2026 The frenetic electronics of Nineties dance music have rumbled beneath the surface of indie rock and pop for some time now. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026 In the morning, the second Ford rumbled over the bridge as well. — Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026

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growled

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Since then, Barkley has growled at several other people, and all but one have been diagnosed with some type of cancer, Dozier said.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026
At the other end of our road, the cranes of the docks loomed — great Stothert and Pitt machines that growled overhead like something out of Star Wars, guarding the scale and mystery of the River Thames.

— Lee Clayton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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