grumble

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌmbəl

[edit] Etymology

probably from Middle French grommeler, from Middle Dutch grommen (modern also grommelen), cognate with grim

[edit] Noun

grumble (plural grumbles)

1. (onomatopoeia) A low thundering, rumbling or growling sound
2. The sound made by a hungry stomach
3. A complaint

   That whiner is never without a grumble to share.

[edit] Derived terms

• grumbly

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[edit] Verb

to grumble (third-person singular simple present grumbles, present participle grumbling, simple past and past participle grumbled)

1. (intransitive) To make a low, growling or rumbling noise, like a hungry stomach or certain animals.
2. (intransitive) To complain.

   He grumbles about the food constantly, but has yet to learn to cook.

3. (transitive) To utter in a grumbling fashion.
   • 2001, Harry Willcox Pfanz, Gettysburg — the first day‎

     He grumbled that there was no grain "in the country" and that people were talking instead of working to provide it.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:complain

[edit] Derived terms

• grumbler

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[edit] See also

• rumble