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Rumble vs Dumble - What's the difference?

rumble | dumble |

In slang|lang=en terms the difference between rumble and dumble

is that rumble is (slang) to fight; to brawl while dumble is (slang) a stupid person.

As nouns the difference between rumble and dumble

is that rumble is a low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach while dumble is (uk|dialectal) a dale with a stream.

As an interjection rumble

is an onomatopoeia describing a rumbling noise.

As a verb rumble

is to make a low, heavy, continuous sound.

rumble

English

Alternative forms

* (dialectal)

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • An onomatopoeia describing a rumbling noise

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach.
    • The rumble from passing trucks made it hard to sleep at night.
  • (slang) A street fight or brawl.
  • A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or polished by friction against each other.
  • (dated) A seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage.
  • * Charles Dickens
    • Kit, well wrapped, was in the rumble behind.

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To make a low, heavy, continuous sound.
    • If I don't eat, my stomach will rumble .
    I could hear the thunder rumbling in the distance.
  • To discover deceitful or underhanded behaviour.
    • The police is going to rumble your hideout.
  • To move while making a rumbling noise.
    • The truck rumbled over the rough road.
  • (slang) To fight; to brawl.
  • To cause to pass through a rumble, or polishing machine.
  • (obsolete) To murmur; to ripple.
  • * Spenser
    • to rumble gently down with murmur soft

    Anagrams

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    dumble

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, dialectal) A dale with a stream
  • * 1859 John Blenkarn, British timber trees: a practical treatise on the raising, management, and value of British timber , G. Routledge, page 110:
    • When a stream runs in a deep dell, particularly in clay districts, the steep banks and stream form what are called a “dumble ” in Nottinghamshire.
  • * 1999 Paul A. Biggs & Sandra Biggs, Best Tea Shop Walks in Nottinghamshire , Sigma Leisure, page 106:
    • Lambley is famous for its ‘dumbles'.’ A '''dumble''' being a local name for a shallow dale with a stream. D.H. Lawrence is reputed to have enjoyed walking the Lambley ' Dumbles.
  • (slang) A stupid person.