单词 | grumbly |
释义 | grumblyadj. colloquial. Resembling a grumble; inclined to grumble. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [adjective] > complaining grutching?c1225 plaintivea1393 complainingc1430 plainteous1444 quarrellousc1450 murmurousa1525 murmuring1530 grudging?1531 yammeringc1540 complaintful1552 muttering1567 groanful1590 grumblinga1616 complaintive1637 quirking1746 complainant1791 twiney1824 maundering1848 nattered1853 grumbly1858 moany1867 grouchy1895 grumblesome1925 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. vii. v. 221 Pious auroral memories from the Past Ages, instead of grumbly dusty provocations from the present. 1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia VI. xx. v. 132 The population there is rather disposed to be grumbly on its once heroic Fabius. 1897 Advance (Chicago) 23 Dec. 910/2 I used to..feel real grumbly, and compare my lot with other folks's lots. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1858 |
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