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Rumble vs Complain - What's the difference?

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Rumble is a related term of complain.


In lang=en terms the difference between rumble and complain

is that rumble is to cause to pass through a rumble, or polishing machine while complain is to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.

As verbs the difference between rumble and complain

is that rumble is to make a low, heavy, continuous sound while complain is to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.

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.

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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    complain

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
  • Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours.
  • * Milton
  • O loss of sight, of thee I most complain !
  • To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.
  • They've complained about me to the police again.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the king?
  • To creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel.
  • the complaining bed-springs

    Synonyms

    * grumble * grouse * grump * bitch * beef * gripe * whine * kvetch * moan * whinge * See also