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Examples
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"She said it got on to her nerves -- 'rumblin' like. '"
The Booming of Acre Hill And Other Reminiscences of Urban and Suburban Life John Kendrick Bangs 1892
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"She's making gas an 'rumblin' like she'd let go any minute.
Flowing Gold Rex Ellingwood Beach 1913
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Large male unmentionables dangling from the trailer hitch behind a monster pickup, rumblin' down the expressway.
From On High 2007
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The air is gettin 'hotter, there's a rumblin' in the skies.
TRYIN' TO GET TO HEAVEN Dylan, Bob, 1941- 1997
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But all of a sudden the spaceship start to rumblin an quakin an the guy in the control tower says over the radio, "That's your problem now, sister, we got a schedule to meet."
Forrest Gump Groom, Winston, 1944- 1986
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Say, when dey would feel dat rumblin noise, de people would be so scared.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration
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He was that kind of mad that you see in the sky when a thunder-storm is brewin ', and yet no rain has fallen; only the flash is there, and the thunder is there a-rumblin', and the lightnin 'is there a sawin' up and down, but nary a drop of rain!
The Knights of the White Shield Up-the-Ladder Club Series, Round One Play Edward A. Rand
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Dere come a noise or rumblin ', lak far off thunder, seem lak it come from de northwest, then de church begin to rock lak a baby's cradle.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration
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Then the shells began racin over, squealin an whisselin an rumblin along like they was racin each other to see who was goin to get first crack at the Fritzes.
"Same old Bill, eh Mable!" Edward Streeter 1933
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I know it's the church, cos I 'eard "The Church's One Foundation" on the orgin, rumblin' up over my 'ead!
The Servant in the House Charles Rann Kennedy 1910
fbharjo commented on the word rumblin
with two gs can lead to this - grumbling
December 15, 2008