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rumoren

rumble

Leise und tief im Bauch oder in der Ferne unruhige Geräusche machen.

Definition & meaning

The verb rumoren has two primary meanings in German:

  1. To make noise or rumble: It refers to the production of dull, continuous, or indistinct noises. This can describe the sound of heavy objects being moved, a crowd muttering, or the movement of people in another room.
  2. To be restless or unsettled: It describes a state of social or political unrest. When people "rumoren," it implies that there is growing dissatisfaction, agitation, or a brewing revolt among a group of people.

Grammar & Word origin

  • Grammar: It is a weak verb. Its conjugation includes the past tense rumorte and the past participle gerumort.
  • Word origin: The word is of onomatopoeic origin, imitating the deep, hollow, and indistinct sound that it describes. It is closely related to the noun Rumor, which means noise, rumor, or commotion.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms:

  • For noise: poltern, lärmen, raunen, tosen
  • For unrest: gären, rebellieren, murren, aufbegehren

Antonyms:

  • For noise: schweigen, verstummen
  • For unrest: ruhen, harmonieren

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Examples

Im Keller begann es plötzlich zu rumoren.verb

In the basement, it suddenly began to rumble.

In seinem Bauch rumort es heute gewaltig.verb

His stomach is rumbling quite a lot today.

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