rumbling

«rumbling» in Mova's school dictionary: making a long, deep, low sound, like thunder far away or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb form (rumble, rumbles, rumbled, rumbling); noun (a rumbling, rumblings); adjective (rumbling)

meaning for a pupil

1) Rumbling is making a long, deep, low sound, like thunder far away or a big truck passing. tree →

2) Rumbling is the sound your tummy makes when you are hungry. tree →

3) Rumblings are early signs that people are unhappy or that trouble is coming. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, rumbling sounds build tension: thunder, a volcano, an earthquake or a monster coming. In science, rumbling is a low-pitched sound made by slow vibrations. In safety lessons, a rumbling from a mountain or the ground can be a warning sign. Phrases: «rumbling tummy», «rumbling thunder», «rumblings of trouble».

examples

• My tummy was rumbling before lunch. tree →
• We heard thunder rumbling in the distance. tree →
• A train went rumbling over the bridge. tree →
• The volcano had been rumbling for days. tree →
• The rumbling of the trucks woke the baby. tree →
• There were rumblings of anger among the players. tree →
• The ground started rumbling and the dog barked. tree →
• The old washing machine was rumbling loudly. tree →
• Every now and then a dull rumbling was heard. tree →

note

It is the -ing form of «rumble»; drop the e before -ing (rumble → rumbling). Can be a verb form, an adjective (a rumbling noise) or a noun (the rumbling). In British slang, «to rumble someone» means to find out their secret; this is different from the sound.

In the corpora

• A rumbling tummy, low energy and grumpiness can be signs of hunger.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rumbling» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.