rumble on

verb

rumbled on; rumbling on; rumbles on

: to continue for a long period of time

The debate rumbled on through newspaper articles.

Examples of rumble on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His slow start with the Premier League champions was perhaps understandable given how long that transfer saga rumbled on, but then a left leg fracture suffered in December halted any progress for the British record signing. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 15 June 2026

For nearly 60 years, the Philippine government’s war against the insurgent New People’s Army, or NPA, has rumbled on with little accountability in Manila and scarce scrutiny abroad. — Patrick Peralta, The Conversation, 28 May 2026

Pressure is coming from energy prices as tensions in the Middle East rumble on, choking global oil and gas supplies as a result. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 14 May 2026

War rumbles on Putin, who has ruled Russia as president or prime minister since the last day of 1999, faces a wave of anxiety in Moscow about the war in Ukraine, which has killed hundreds of thousands of people, left swathes of Ukraine in ruins, and drained Russia’s $3 trillion economy. — Reuters, NBC news, 10 May 2026

Rhymes for rumble on

• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon
• cynodon
• denouement
• deuteron
• echelon
• epsilon