The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word THUNDER
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More clues leading to the result THUNDER
- Rumblings below after those horrific starters
- Sound from above? This is missing below
- Heavenly sound? Half of them fail to show enough appreciation, it seems
- Article mostly supporting meteorological report
- Report that goes with 11th subsidiary
- Tom Hanks initially sedated by loud noise
- Rail times hopelessly at first below par
- Aerial warning storm’s coming?
- … crack invader of old, in time, repelled Soviet Russian?
- Bang end and hurt nuts
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The straight part
We know that "Rumblings" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case rumblings = thunder.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does THUNDER mean?
THUNDER noun- The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
- A deep, rumbling noise resembling thunder.
- An alarming or startling threat or denunciation.
- The discharge of electricity; a thunderbolt.
- The spotlight.
- To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity; often used impersonally.
- To make a noise like thunder.
- To talk with a loud, threatening voice.
- To say (something) with a loud, threatening voice.
- To produce something with incredible power