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—
Anthony Burgess
Anthony BurgessExamples of rumbling in a Sentence
There were rumblings about rising prices.
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What started as rumblings turned into screams from all sides as Utica Mayor Michael Galime, through the help of an interpreter, spoke to the mother and family of Nyah Mway, 13, who is from the Karen community which originates in Myanmar.
—Casey Pritchard, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
Though Forever After was marketed as the final chapter in the series, rumblings of a potential Shrek revival have persisted for over a decade.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 June 2024
There have also been rumblings on social media about the rising performance of open source models like Cohere's Command R+, which reached position 6 on the LMSYS Chatbot Arena Leaderboard—the highest-ever ranking for an open-weights model.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 12 Apr. 2024
The United States under Trump is a singularly unpredictable elephant, prone to strange nocturnal rumblings on Twitter.
—Jonathan Kay, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
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Casey Pritchard, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
Though Forever After was marketed as the final chapter in the series, rumblings of a potential Shrek revival have persisted for over a decade.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 June 2024
There have also been rumblings on social media about the rising performance of open source models like Cohere's Command R+, which reached position 6 on the LMSYS Chatbot Arena Leaderboard—the highest-ever ranking for an open-weights model.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 12 Apr. 2024
The United States under Trump is a singularly unpredictable elephant, prone to strange nocturnal rumblings on Twitter.
—Jonathan Kay, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
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“Rumbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rumbling. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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