verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

rumble on

rumble on · rumbles on · rumbled on · rumbling on

To continue for too long, especially of a debate or discussion that has little…To continue for too long, especially of a debate or discussion that has little likelihood of reaching an acceptable conclusion.

Meaning

1 senses

To continue for too long, especially of a debate or discussion that has little likelihood of reaching an acceptable conclusion.

Forms

rumbles on, rumbling on, rumbled on, rumbled on

Base form	rumble on · to rumble on
3rd person singular	rumbles on
Present participle	rumbling on
Past simple	rumbled on
Past participle	rumbled on

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	rumble on
he, she, it	rumbles on

Past simpleLesson

all persons

rumbled on

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have rumbled on
he, she, it	has rumbled on

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will rumble on

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb