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grumble
[ gruhm-buhl ]
verb (used without object)
- 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.
verb (used with object)
- to express or utter with murmuring or complaining.
noun
- an expression of discontent; complaint; unhappy murmur; growl.
- grumbles, a grumbling, discontented mood.
- a rumble.
grumble
/ ˈɡrʌmbəl /
verb
- to utter (complaints) in a nagging or discontented way
- intr to make low dull rumbling sounds
noun
- a complaint; grouse
- a low rumbling sound
Derived Forms
- ˈgrumblingly, adverb
- ˈgrumbly, adjective
- ˈgrumbler, noun
Other Words From
- grumbler noun
- grumbling·ly adverb
- grumbly adjective
- un·grumbling adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of grumble1
Word History and Origins
Origin of grumble1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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.
But Google grumble grumble makes me compose new messages in a tiny window, you say.
But grumble grumble sometimes my messages get sorted into the wrong folders.
But grumble grumble Google just forced this upon me without asking, you say.
So 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.
He had transferred himself to the buggy with a grumble of disgust, and begged her to come for him early in the morning.
In any case my conscience will be clear, and I shall no longer have any right to grumble at my lot.
"No wonder things git pindlin' under this old locust-tree," Sophy heard him grumble.
Gradually the relaxing steam-radiators began to grunt and grumble into a chill quietude.
By the marauders it was looked upon as a grand frolic, and owners of missing mats and deluged yards might grumble as they pleased.
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