Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rumble on

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: rum-ble on
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Inflected Forms

rumbles on (present, singular) rumbling on (participle, present) rumbled on (participle, past) rumbled on (past)

Questions

What does rumble on mean?: To continue for too long, especially of a debate or discussion that has little likelihood of reaching an acceptable conclusion.

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