rumbling
noun
rum·bling
ˈrəm-b(ə-)liŋ 
1
: rumble
2
: general but unofficial talk or opinion often of dissatisfaction
—usually used in plural
rumblings of political trouble—
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Anthony BurgessExamples of rumbling in a Sentence
There were rumblings about rising prices.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Somehow, George has kept Donya under the radar, but there have been rumblings about his behavior for some time, as is about to become apparent.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 19 May 2025
With his rumbling, stentorian voice, Woods locates unusual pockets inside of beats and deploys a dense, pictorial songwriting style that Earl Sweatshirt compared to Public Enemy’s Chuck D, both in volume and his relationship to rhythm.
—Ross Scarano, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Rather, magma, gases and briny fluids were interacting in a hydrothermal network — a system with activities that were not fully understood — to produce the volcano’s zombie rumblings.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
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“Rumbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rumbling. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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