rumble
verb (used without object)
to make a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound, as thunder.
are rumbling
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present progressiveof rumble.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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At the same time, she said, debates about the future are rumbling among member countries.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2022
Some grocery stores are running gas-powered generators to keep food from spoiling, water utilities are using them to keep pumps running, and they are rumbling along at hospitals to keep people alive.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2019
We are rumbling over an important set of points with little idea where we are heading.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2016
Now the same myths are rumbling through the country's bars, online forums and, worryingly, major news outlets.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 3, 2012
The profane world suspects nothing; it passes unconcernedly by without dreaming that tempests are rumbling by its side.
From The Grip of Desire by Hector France
