Synonyms for rumble

Most common

growl · grumble · mutter · shudder

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Verb

Noun

Antonyms

snap

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To make a low, heavy, continuous sound.

   If I don't eat, my stomach will rumble.

2. n. 1

   A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach.

   The rumble from passing trucks made it hard to sleep at night.

Related words

Word family

rumble-tumble rumbler

Phrases

rumble seat

Is a kind of

clatter

Forms

Plural

rumbles → grumblings…

Past participle

rumbled
e.g. rumbled → grumbled, growled, muttered, fluttered…

Example sentences

• growl The growl scared the living daylights out of Igor.
• grumble His grandparents do nothing but grumble all day.
• mutter Tobias heard Isabella mutter: "Oh, shit!"
• shudder Just to think about the accident makes me shudder.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

growl¹

6 letters

mutter²

7 letters

flutter², shudder², grumble²

9 letters

grumbling³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mutter² = 2 syllables).