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Tumbling vs Rumbling - What's the difference?

tumbling | rumbling |

As verbs the difference between tumbling and rumbling

is that tumbling is present participle of lang=en while rumbling is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between tumbling and rumbling

is that tumbling is the act of something that tumbles while rumbling is the sound of complaint.

As an adjective rumbling is

deep and slow sounding.

tumbling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of something that tumbles.
  • * (James Howell)
    • These so many conquests must needs bring with them many tumblings and tossings, many disturbances and changes in government
  • * 1838 , Colburn's New Monthly Magazine and Humorist (page 176)
    • Having feasted our souls with this sublime spectacle, we ministered to the wants of the body by a plentiful breakfast, and about noon we commenced the descent, rendered ludicrous enough by various tumblings and sprawlings on the part of the more inexpert mountaineers.

    rumbling

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Deep and slow sounding.
  • :His rumbling voice fit the solemn occasion.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound of complaint.
  • :The rumblings of the masses precedes the crumbling of the state.
  • A deep low noise.
  • :The rumbling of distant thunder.

    • Verb

    (head)