grumblesome

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From grumble +‎ -some.

Adjective[edit]

grumblesome (comparative more grumblesome, superlative most grumblesome)

  1. Characterised or marked by grumbling
    • 2014, Stephanie Perkins, My True Love Gave to Me:
      “That's all lovely,” she said, settling her grumblesome tummy with a firm press of her palm.
    • 2015, Winona Kent, Cold Play:
      They take over the first two rows of seats in front of the stage, impatient and grumblesome and muttering about having done this too many times before.
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