grumblingly


grum·ble

G0290600 (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.