rumble
verb (used without object)
to make a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound, as thunder.
have rumbled
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present perfectof rumble.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Fans were sent into a frenzy at the announcement, having waited a long time for the follow-up, and rumours about it have rumbled for almost 10 years.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2023
About 400 earthquakes have rumbled under Mount St. Helens since mid-July, the largest chain of shakes since the volcano finished erupting in 2008, the U.S.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
Talks have rumbled on for years over the controversial $4.6 billion project, whose construction started in 2011.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 25, 2023
Rumors of a rift between the brothers — William, the heir, and Harry, the "spare" — have rumbled at least since 2019.
From Fox News ● Apr. 19, 2021
They have rumbled through the streets, and jolted over the stones, and at length reach the wide and open country.
From The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
