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grum⋅ble

  [gruhm-buhl] verb, -bled, -bling, noun
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–verb (used without object)
1. to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly.
2. to utter low, indistinct sounds; growl.
3. to rumble: The thunder grumbled in the west.
–verb (used with object)
4. to express or utter with murmuring or complaining.
–noun
5. an expression of discontent; complaint; unhappy murmur; growl.
6. grumbles, a grumbling, discontented mood.
7. a rumble.
Origin:
1580–90; perh. freq. of OE grymman to wail; cf. D grommelen, G grummeln, F grommeler (< Gmc)

Related forms:
grumbler, noun
grum⋅bling⋅ly, adverb
grumbly, adjective

Synonyms:
1. See complain.
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grum·ble   (grŭm'bəl)   
v.   grum·bled, grum·bling, grum·bles

v.   intr.
  1. To complain in a surly manner; mutter discontentedly: "The governed will always find something to grumble about" (Crane Brinton).
  2. To rumble or growl.
v.   tr.
To express in a grumbling discontented manner: grumbled a rude response.
n.  
  1. A muttered complaint.
  2. A rumble; a growl.

[Probably Dutch grommelen, to mutter, from Middle Dutch, frequentative of grommen.]
grum'bler n., grum'bling·ly adv., grum'bly adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Grumbler

Grum"bler\, n. One who grumbles.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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