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Example sentences for "rumbled"

Lexicographically close words:
ruling; rulings; rum; rumatiz; rumble; rumbles; rumbling; rumblings; rumen; ruminant
  1. The lorry rumbled slowly over the plank bridge, on to the road, and gathered way as it bumped and jolted down towards the German trenches, the twenty men running behind it.

  2. Again the gun was fired: then the train rumbled back.

  3. The train rumbled away eastward, and the men scanned the bare country from the windows, remarking on its dreary character, scarcely relieved by the pollard willows that raised their naked boughs against the grey sky.

  4. Thunder rumbled incessantly, and occasionally there came a lurid glow of lightning.

  5. No doubt you're right, Kass," Lents rumbled in a deep voice.

  6. Lents made a rapid mental calculation, rumbled into Sine's ear: "Can't be so deep.

  7. We will not tell anyone what you said, child," Lents rumbled comfortingly.

  8. I can take one o your little jokes about as easy as you can take one o my little bullets in the belly," rumbled the giant.

  9. Only the boy," rumbled the man in the drain.

  10. And now you've come, sure I ope you'll stay," rumbled the grim old seaman.

  11. Ira rumbled a heavy "good-night" and passed from the moonlight into the shadow of the orchard.

  12. Lady stood rigid and a low growl rumbled in her throat.

  13. All he needed was to be steadied by his friend while they rumbled up the road, back towards the Blue Mansion.

  14. Their attentions were rivetted on the disturbance that rumbled a little ways down the street.

  15. Then for a final time he rumbled at her, eagerly trying to make her realize that what he was about to do to her, was a blessing and not a violation of her body, as some were sure to regard it.

  16. Boyce rumbled into the den carrying a tray of food and drink, and quietly set it on the table by Lloyd.

  17. A moment later she reigned in her horse before us and hoarsely rumbled her greetings.

  18. I sure will if he keeps his disguise on," she rumbled back.

  19. His eyes bulged, he rumbled indignantly, he shook his head, the froth dripped from his lips.

  20. Duke rumbled and pawed, flinging the dirt; Jenny laid her ears and bared her teeth.

  21. As the pantechnicon rumbled heavily along by the side of Wimbledon Common, Bindle whistled softly to himself the refrain of "The End of a Happy Day.

  22. Two minutes later Huggles swung the horses into the entrance of The Poplars, the London house of Lady Knob-Kerrick, and the pantechnicon rumbled its way up the drive.

  23. As they rumbled through Putney High Street, Bindle from time to time winked at a girl, or exchanged some remark with a male passer-by.

  24. That is as it will be,” rumbled the chief.

  25. You’ll tell in his hearing, or else the Creeks have forgotten their knack of making a man talk,” rumbled McGillivray.

  26. Forty minutes later they rumbled down Water Street and slid to a grinding halt at the intersection of B Street.

  27. The highway was heavily overhung with clouds of dust as the huge wagons with their mighty teams, which had passed in the morning, now rumbled homeward, returning from the journey to the river.

  28. And thus, everything now being settled to old lady Gordon's entire satisfaction, the ancient coach rumbled heavily away through the dust.

  29. Half a minute later the train rumbled into the station.

  30. At that moment the train rumbled under a broad bridge.

  31. They went along briskly, for the stallion was a good sledge-trotter, and it was not long before the North Bridge rumbled under the horse's hoofs.

  32. Now they passed over a bridge which rumbled under the horses' hoofs, the wood became clearer, the plain expanded before them, and little hills planted with birch copses appeared here and there.

  33. The car rumbled down a ramp into the dark interior and the door slid shut behind them.

  34. Ihjel rumbled angrily, scraping the last dregs from the bowl.

  35. The old stage rumbled along the broad white Lexington pike, past houses of other friends, who stood at gates to wave her farewell.

  36. The German guns rumbled through the street of Rouy, and went away with gunners and cyclists and infantry.

  37. There followed a maddening moment of unutterable pain for the remaining ones of the tribe of Esau, then the herd trampled them underfoot and rumbled towards the half circle of rocks where the two earth people were crouched.

  38. Tearing great chunks out of the earth, they rumbled down on the tankettes while the tribesmen yelled with bloodcurdling ferocity and fired on the tankettes with impossible rapidity.

  39. The darkness rumbled to a deep, rueful laugh.

  40. Well, come on, lad," The Barbarian rumbled impatiently at this point.

  41. And the violins emitted inaudible plaints, the wind instruments moaned, while the double basses and the dulcimers rumbled like tempest and peals of thunder.

  42. And when the wind howled, when the sea rumbled from afar, she would add with a grave voice: "Holy Virgin, have pity on our poor children over yonder on the sea.

  43. As they rumbled uncomfortably home on a fortuitous three-ton lorry, Percival looked round for applause.

  44. The train rattled and rumbled through the high mountains, and on the upper levels the snow was falling fast.

  45. The train rumbled on, the faithful Canby in the first engine aware of his great responsibility and equal to it.

  46. The streets were overflowing as was natural, crowded in every part: eight hundred English soldiers surrounded and followed the cortège, as the car rumbled along over the rough stones.

  47. As the waggons rumbled along Key was giving a more or less accurate account of our conversation with the stranger.

  48. In the east thunder rumbled heavily; a flash of lightning illuminated the dark waters of the bay.

  49. Her words rumbled out in a rush and she turned away to the road.


  50. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "rumbled" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.