to make a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound, as thunder.

to move or travel with such a sound

The train rumbled on.

Slang . to have or take part in a street fight between or among teenage gangs

Rival gangs rumbled on Saturday afternoon.

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.

a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound

the rumble of tanks across a bridge.

rumble seat.

a rear part of a carriage containing seating accommodations, as for servants, or space for baggage.

tumbling box.

Slang . a street fight between rival teenage gangs.

verb

boom , grumble , resound , roar , roll , growl , clap , crack , crash , fight , gossip , melee , murmur , noise , polish , reverberate , rumor , seat , thunder , uproar

noun

fistfight , fisticuffs , scrap , scuffle , tussle , affray , broil , donnybrook , fray , free-for-all , melee , riot , row , ruction , tumult