rumble on
phrasal verb
rumbled on; rumbling on; rumbles on
: to continue for a long period of time
The debate rumbled on through newspaper articles.
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The eX has an 86-inch wheelbase, rumbles on 13-inch wheels with DOT street tires as standard (but can be optioned with winter or all-terrain rubber), and has a turning radius of 167 inches (424 cm).
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New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
Drama is again rumbling on behind the scenes as Mourinho returns to Lisbon.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
And all this — eerie music playing throughout the rooms, floors that rumble on cue, and nine fake movies with fully fleshed plots — is just the beginning.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Day two will rumble on with performances by The Strokes, GIVĒON, Addison Rae, Labrinth, David Byrne and others.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
Negotiations have since rumbled on but, 12 days ago, Streeting abandoned talks after the ABPI rejected an offer from him which had included lower rebate rates in all future years of the scheme and a rise in both the price of new medicines and net spending on them.
—Ian King, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
In the meantime, the war rumbles on and diplomatic efforts to end the bloodshed and the unfolding famine continue.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Newcastle United, going through a tumultuous summer with the Alexander Isak saga rumbling on, have made full-backs Matt Targett and Harrison Ashby available.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Lucian Grainge‘s patience is seemingly wearing thin as Universal Music Group’s legal battle with rapper Drake rumbles on.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
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New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
Drama is again rumbling on behind the scenes as Mourinho returns to Lisbon.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
And all this — eerie music playing throughout the rooms, floors that rumble on cue, and nine fake movies with fully fleshed plots — is just the beginning.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Day two will rumble on with performances by The Strokes, GIVĒON, Addison Rae, Labrinth, David Byrne and others.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
Negotiations have since rumbled on but, 12 days ago, Streeting abandoned talks after the ABPI rejected an offer from him which had included lower rebate rates in all future years of the scheme and a rise in both the price of new medicines and net spending on them.
—Ian King, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
In the meantime, the war rumbles on and diplomatic efforts to end the bloodshed and the unfolding famine continue.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Newcastle United, going through a tumultuous summer with the Alexander Isak saga rumbling on, have made full-backs Matt Targett and Harrison Ashby available.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Lucian Grainge‘s patience is seemingly wearing thin as Universal Music Group’s legal battle with rapper Drake rumbles on.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Rumble on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rumble%20on. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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