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Rumble

/rˈʌmbəl/
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(noun) A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach.

From somewhere in the distance came an ominous rumble.
Why does lightning flash and thunder rumble?
CEFR Practice Quiz
They heard a distant ____ of thunder before the storm finally broke over the valley.

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