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   grumble

   /ˈɡrʌmbl/

   verb

   • 1. complain about something in a bad-tempered way: "‘I'm getting old,’ she grumbled" Similar complainmoangroanwhinemuttergrousebleatcarpcavilprotestobject tospeak out againstfind fault withmithertwineinformal:bellyachebeefbitchgrouchsound offgo onpick holes inwhingegripegrizzlechuntercreatekvetchchirpdated:cribnatterarchaic:plain over
   • 2. make a low rumbling sound: "thunder was grumbling somewhere in the distance" Similar rumblegurglemurmurgrowlroar
   • 3. (of an internal organ) give intermittent discomfort: "my appendix grumbled for years before it finally got serious"

   noun

   • 1. a complaint: "the main grumble is that he spends too much time away" Similar complaintmoangroanwhinemutteringgrievanceobjectionprotestprotestationcavilquibblecriticismchargeaccusationinformal:grousegrouchbeefbeefingbellyachingbitchinggrouchingwhingegripewhingeingplaint
   • 2. a low rumbling sound: "in the distance, I heard a grumble of thunder" Similar rumblegurglemurmurgrowlroar

   Word Origin late 16th century: from obsolete grumme (probably of Germanic origin and related to Dutch grommen) + -le4.

   Derivatives

   • 1. grumbler noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGRUMBLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   GRUMBLE definition: 1. to complain about someone or something in an annoyed way: 2. If your stomach grumbles, it makes…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of GRUMBLE is to mutter in discontent. How to use grumble in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › grumbleGRUMBLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Grumble definition: to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly. See examples of GRUMBLE used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGRUMBLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   GRUMBLE meaning: 1. to complain about someone or something in an annoyed way: 2. If your stomach grumbles, it makes…. Learn more.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › grumbleGrumble - definition of grumble by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › grumbleGrumble - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGRUMBLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Definition of 'grumble' grumble. (grʌmbəl ) Word forms: grumbles , grumbling , grumbled. 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]