rumble
verb (used without object)
to make a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound, as thunder.
have been rumbling
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present perfect progressiveof rumble.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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But nearby, Russian tanks and armored personnel carriers have been rumbling along the roads, kicking up dust, in an area to which Tajikistan denied the United States access during its military withdrawal.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2021
You worry that the scandals and legal troubles, which have been rumbling on the horizon like a summer thunderstorm, are drawing nearer.
From Washington Post ● May 18, 2017
Neither have the tactical squads in the armored vehicles that have been rumbling up and down the rural mountain roads of eastern Pennsylvania.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2014
By the time Terry's hearing takes place the case will have been rumbling on for 11 months, but Powar said he had no wish to see such cases resolved speedily at the expense of justice.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 15, 2012
The reunion rumours have been rumbling on for so long that it really is getting tedious now.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2010
