verb
- made a deep, continuous rolling sound
- moved with a deep rolling sound
- discovered or exposed someone’s secret or deception
Usage: informal
Examples
- Thunder rumbled in the distance as the storm approached.
- The old truck rumbled down the dirt road.
- His stomach rumbled loudly during the quiet meeting.
- The subway train rumbled beneath the city streets.
- The detective finally rumbled the criminal’s identity.
- They thought their plan was secret, but we rumbled them.
- The earthquake rumbled through the valley for several minutes.