As verbs the difference between tousle and rumble
is that
tousle is to put into disorder; to tumble; to touse; to muss 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.
tousle English
Alternative forms
* touzle, toozle, tussle
Verb
To put into disorder; to tumble; to touse; to muss.
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rumble English
Alternative forms
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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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