/ Dictionary / Index R rumble: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: rum•ble Pronunciation: (rum'bul), [key] — v., n. -bled, -bling, —v.i. to make a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound, as thunder. to move or travel with such a sound: The train rumbled on. to have or take part in a street fight between or among teenage gangs: Rival gangs rumbled on Saturday afternoon. —v.t. to give forth or utter with a rumbling sound: to rumble a command. to cause to make or move with a rumbling sound: to rumble a wagon over the ground. to subject to the action of a rumble or tumbling box, as for the purpose of polishing. —n. a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound: the rumble of tanks across a bridge. See a rear part of a carriage containing seating accommodations, as for servants, or space for baggage. See a street fight between rival teenage gangs. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: rumble (Thesaurus) rumba rumble seat Related Content Daily Word Quiz: placid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language