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
However, I have not served my king fifty years to turn grumbler at this time of life.
Lavengro | George BorrowWarrington, the grumbler, growled out that Pen was becoming such a puppy, that soon there would be no bearing him.
A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 | William Makepeace ThackerayStacy Brown proved the only grumbler in the lot, declaring that he could not sleep a wink on such a bed as that.
The Pony Rider Boys in Texas | Frank Gee Patchin"But we haven't got a tent, and our grub is pretty skimpy, say what you will," the grumbler went on to protest.
Storm-Bound | Alan DouglasAnd thus it went on in a circle without means of stopping the old grumbler.
Hania | Henryk Sienkiewicz
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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