rumbling

USAGE NOTE
This word is often used in the plural in the sense shown in 2).
rumbling(
ruhm
-
blihng
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el estruendo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The miners suddenly heard a rumbling, and one end of the tunnel began to collapse.Los mineros de repente oyeron un estruendo, y un extremo del túnel empezó a derrumbarse.
b. el ruido sordo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The constant rumbling from the construction site doesn't let us work.El constante ruido sordo de la obra no nos deja trabajar.
a. el rumor
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Rumblings among workers started shortly after the new regulation was released.Los rumores entre los trabajadores comenzaron poco después de que se diera a conocer el nuevo reglamento.
b. el murmullo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
There were rumblings of discontent among the fans when the referee pulled out the red card.Hubo murmullos de descontento entre los aficionados cuando el árbitro sacó la tarjeta roja.
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