Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun rumbling

1 sense of rumbling

Sense 1
rumble, rumbling, grumble, grumbling -- (a loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling of thunder")
       => noise -- (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb rumble

2 senses of rumble

Sense 1
rumble, grumble -- (make a low noise; "rumbling thunder")
       => sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")

Sense 2
grumble, growl, rumble -- (to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff")
       => utter, emit, let out, let loose -- (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand")

Antonyms of adj rumbling

1 sense of rumbling

Sense 1
grumbling, rumbling -- (continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound; "the rumbling rolling sound of thunder")

INDIRECT (VIA full) -> thin -- ((of sound) lacking resonance or volume; "a thin feeble cry")

Similarity of adj rumbling

1 sense of rumbling

Sense 1
grumbling, rumbling -- (continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound; "the rumbling rolling sound of thunder")
       => full (vs. thin) -- ((of sound) having marked deepness and body; "full tones"; "a full voice")

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