"rumble on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: rumbles on [present, singular, third-person], rumbling on [participle, present], rumbled on [participle, past], rumbled on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rumble on (third-person singular simple present rumbles on, present participle rumbling on, simple past and past participle rumbled on)
  1. To continue for too long, especially of a debate or discussion that has little likelihood of reaching an acceptable conclusion.

Inflected forms

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