[gruhm-buh
l] 
verb, -bled, -bling, noun | 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. |
| 4. | to express or utter with murmuring or complaining. |
| 5. | an expression of discontent; complaint; unhappy murmur; growl. |
| 6. | grumbles, a grumbling, discontented mood. |
| 7. | a rumble. |
| grum·ble (grŭm'bəl) v. grum·bled, grum·bling, grum·bles v. intr.
To express in a grumbling discontented manner: grumbled a rude response. n.
[Probably Dutch grommelen, to mutter, from Middle Dutch, frequentative of grommen.] grum'bler n., grum'bling·ly adv., grum'bly adj. |