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[ gruhm -buh l ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈgrʌm bəl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used without object), grum·bled, grum·bling. 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.
verb (used with object), grum·bled, grum·bling. to express or utter with murmuring or complaining.
noun an expression of discontent; complaint; unhappy murmur; growl.
grumbles, a grumbling, discontented mood.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of grumble First recorded in 1580–90; perhaps frequentative of Old English grymman “to wail”; compare Dutch grommelen, German grummeln, French grommeler (from Germanic )
synonym study for grumble 1 . See complain.
OTHER WORDS FROM grumble grumbler, noun grum·bling·ly, adverb grumbly, adjective un·grum·bling, adjective Words nearby grumble gruff, gruffy, grugru, gruiform, grum, grumble , grumbling appendix, grume, grummet, grumous, grump
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Example sentences from the Web for grumble But Google grumble grumble makes me compose new messages in a tiny window, you say.
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But grumble grumble sometimes my messages get sorted into the wrong folders.
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But grumble grumble Google just forced this upon me without asking, you say.
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So for now, the movies are about more, even if many of us will grumble about Les Miz's running time on the way out of the theater.
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Yes, Republicans grumble (rightly) against the Obama green-energy subsidies.
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He would have liked bread and salt, but was in no mood to grumble over his meal.
The Bungalow Boys North of Fifty-Three | Dexter J. Forrester
The roar of the traffic and the clatter of footsteps and the grumble of voices swirled like dance music about Andrews's head.
Three Soldiers | John Dos Passos
Much has had to be borne which they did not anticipate; and they grumble and speak evil.
The Expositor's Bible:The Book of Numbers | Robert A. Watson
Thank goodness we have had nothing to grumble about, in that way, since we got our box from the coast.
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Since it was winter, the cows had little else to do but watch what was going on—and grumble .
The Tale of the The Muley Cow | Arthur Scott Bailey
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British Dictionary definitions for grumble verb to utter (complaints) in a nagging or discontented way
(intr) to make low dull rumbling sounds
noun a complaint; grouse
a low rumbling sound
Derived forms of grumble grumbler , noun grumblingly , adverb grumbly , adjective Word Origin for grumble C16: from Middle Low German grommelen, of Germanic origin; see grim
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