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Rumble vs Ramble - What's the difference?

rumble | ramble |

As nouns the difference between rumble and ramble

is that rumble is a low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach while ramble is a leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside.

As verbs the difference between rumble and ramble

is that rumble is to make a low, heavy, continuous sound while ramble is to move about aimlessly, or on a winding course.

As an interjection rumble

is an onomatopoeia describing a rumbling noise.

rumble

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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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    ramble

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside.
  • * 1811 , Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility , chapter 16
    • Marianne was prevailed upon to join her sisters in their usual walk, instead of wandering away by herself. Hitherto she had carefully avoided every companion in her rambles . If her sisters intended to walk on the downs, she directly stole away towards the lanes
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  • A rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction.
  • (mining) A bed of shale over the seam of coal.
    • (Raymond)
  • A section of woodland suitable for leisurely walking.

    • Verb

  • To move about aimlessly, or on a winding course
  • To walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter.
  • To talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions.
    • Francine has a tendency to ramble when it gets to be late in the evening.

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