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- Dictionarygrumble/ˈɡrʌmbl/
verb
- 1. complain about something in a bad-tempered way: "‘I'm getting old,’ she grumbled" Similar
- 2. make a low rumbling sound: "thunder was grumbling somewhere in the distance" Similar
noun
- 1. a complaint: "the main grumble is that he spends too much time away" Similar
- 2. a low rumbling sound: "in the distance, I heard a grumble of thunder" Similar
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The meaning of GRUMBLE is to mutter in discontent. How to use grumble in a sentence.
GRUMBLE definition: 1. to complain about someone or something in an annoyed way: 2. If your stomach grumbles, it makes…. Learn more.
Grumble definition: to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly. See examples of GRUMBLE used in a sentence.
GRUMBLE meaning: 1. to complain about someone or something in an annoyed way: 2. If your stomach grumbles, it makes…. Learn more.
1. complaint, protest, objection, moan, grievance, grouse, gripe (informal), grouch (informal), beef (slang) My grumble is with the structure and organisation of his material. 2. rumble, growl, gurgle One could hear, far to the east, a grumble of thunder.
1. verb. If someone grumbles, they complain about something in a bad-tempered way. I shouldn't grumble about Mum–she's lovely really. [VERB + about] Taft grumbled that the law so favored the criminal that trials seemed like a game of chance. [VERB that] 'This is inconvenient,' he grumbled. [VERB with quote] It's simply not in her nature to grumble.
verb. /ˈɡrʌmbl/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to complain about somebody/something, especially something that is not really very serious. grumble (at/to somebody) (about/at somebody/something) She's always grumbling to me about how badly she's treated at work. + speech ‘I'll just have to do it myself,’ he grumbled. grumble that…
When you grumble, you complain about something clearly but quietly, in a low mutter. Some people grumble a hundred times a day, about everything from the weather to the traffic to their bad luck at bowling.
GRUMBLE definition: to complain about something in a quiet but angry way: . Learn more.
Origin. Verb. Noun. Filter. verb. grumbled, grumbles, grumbling. To make low, unintelligible sounds in the throat; growl. Webster's New World. To mutter or mumble in discontent; complain in a surly or peevish manner.
