grumble
to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly: Tim always found something to grumble about.
to utter low, indistinct sounds; growl: Suddenly I heard my stomach grumble, and realized I hadn't had any lunch.
to rumble: The thunder grumbled in the west.
to express or utter with murmuring or complaining.
an expression of discontent; complaint; unhappy murmur; growl.
grumbles, a grumbling, discontented mood.
a rumble.
Origin of grumble
1synonym study For grumble
Other words from grumble
- grumbler, noun
- grum·bling·ly, adverb
- grumbly, adjective
- un·grum·bling, adjective
Words Nearby grumble
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How to use grumble in a sentence
McConnell isn’t one to gamble with a headcount, so the fact he announced the deal presumes he has the votes in the Senate despite the grumbles over an encroaching House.
Mitch McConnell Helps Democrats Avoid a Global Economic Meltdown—And Plans to Use That Against Them | Philip Elliott | December 9, 2021 | TimeBut Google grumble grumble makes me compose new messages in a tiny window, you say.
Gmail Priority Inbox Freakout: Calm Down, Guys, Opting Out Is Easy | Winston Ross | July 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut grumble grumble sometimes my messages get sorted into the wrong folders.
Gmail Priority Inbox Freakout: Calm Down, Guys, Opting Out Is Easy | Winston Ross | July 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut grumble grumble Google just forced this upon me without asking, you say.
Gmail Priority Inbox Freakout: Calm Down, Guys, Opting Out Is Easy | Winston Ross | July 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSo for now, the movies are about more, even if many of us will grumble about Les Miz's running time on the way out of the theater.
Yes, Republicans grumble (rightly) against the Obama green-energy subsidies.
Doomsday Conservatives: Too Many Hormones, Too Little Plan | David Frum | December 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe had transferred himself to the buggy with a grumble of disgust, and begged her to come for him early in the morning.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonIn any case my conscience will be clear, and I shall no longer have any right to grumble at my lot.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste Tchaikovsky"No wonder things git pindlin' under this old locust-tree," Sophy heard him grumble.
Country Neighbors | Alice BrownGradually the relaxing steam-radiators began to grunt and grumble into a chill quietude.
Molly Make-Believe | Eleanor Hallowell AbbottBy the marauders it was looked upon as a grand frolic, and owners of missing mats and deluged yards might grumble as they pleased.
The Story of the Big Front Door | Mary Finley Leonard
British Dictionary definitions for grumble
/ (ˈɡrʌmbəl) /
to utter (complaints) in a nagging or discontented way
(intr) to make low dull rumbling sounds
a complaint; grouse
a low rumbling sound
Origin of grumble
1Derived forms of grumble
- grumbler, noun
- grumblingly, adverb
- grumbly, adjective
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