v.
- make or move with a continuous deep, resonant sound.
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(rumble on)
(of a dispute) continue in a persistent but low-key way.
- Brit. informal discover (an illicit activity or its perpetrator):
it wouldn't need a genius to rumble his little game.
- N. Amer. informal take part in a street fight.
n.
- a continuous deep, resonant sound like distant thunder.
- N. Amer. informal a street fight between gangs.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: prob. from MDu. rommelen, rummelen, of imitative origin.