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Resound vs Rumble - What's the difference?

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In transitive terms the difference between resound and rumble

is that resound is to throw back, or return, the sound of; to echo while rumble is to cause to pass through a rumble, or polishing machine.

As verbs the difference between resound and rumble

is that resound is to sound again while rumble is to make a low, heavy, continuous sound.

As an interjection rumble is

an onomatopoeia describing a rumbling noise.

As a noun rumble is

a low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach.

resound

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(en verb)
  • to sound again
  • to echo a sound

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) resownen, from (etyl) resoner, from (etyl)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to reverberate with sound or noise
    • The street resounded with the noise of the children's game.
  • to make a reverberating sound
    • The sound of the brass band resounded through the town.
  • To throw back, or return, the sound of; to echo.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • Albion's cliffs resound the rural lay.
  • To praise or celebrate with the voice, or the sound of instruments; to extol with sounds; to spread the fame of.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • The man for wisdom's various arts renowned, / Long exercised in woes, O muse, resound .
    Derived terms
    * resounded * resounding

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    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

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