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
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How to use grumble in a sentence
“There's nobody here to meet,” he grumbled to an aide, as he battled through the rain.
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Joyce, for his part, later grumbled that Eliot gained renown by borrowing from his Ulysses.
Although they initially grumbled about having to get up, they had to admit that it was an amazing sight.
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He bitterly opposed the idea of an assault, and he grumbled at being kept before the position.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonAs there are only three sets of head phones,” 50 grumbled Burd, “one of us is bound to be a step-child.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret Penrose"We'll be blamed lucky if we don't run into a prairie-fire before mornin'," Piegan grumbled.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair"A newspaper would be something to while away one's time, or a book," grumbled Hartledon.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodJacob Worse had nothing to say in answer to this speech, he only grumbled, and rubbed his hands across his stomach.
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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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