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Webster 1913 Edition
Grumble
Grum′ble
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Grunbled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Grumbling
.] 1.
To murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.
L’Avare, not using half his store,
Still
Still
grumbles
that he has no more. Prior.
2.
To growl; to snarl in deep tones;
as, a lion
. grumbling
over his prey3.
To rumble; to make a low, harsh, and heavy sound; to mutter;
as, the distant thunder
. grumbles
Grum′ble
,Verb.
T.
To express or utter with grumbling.
Grum′ble
,Noun.
1.
The noise of one that grumbles.
2.
A grumbling, discontented disposition.
A bad case of
grumble
. Mrs. H. H. Jackson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Grumble
GRUM'BLE
,Verb.
I.
1.
To murmur with discontent; to utter a low voice by way of complaint. L'Avare, not using half his store,
Still grumbles that he has no more.
2.
To growl; to snarl; as a lion grumbling over his prey.3.
To rumble; to roar; to make a harsh and heavy sound; as grumbling thunder; a grumbling storm. [In this sense, rumble is generally used.]Definition 2024
grumble
grumble
English
Noun
grumble (plural grumbles)
- (onomatopoeia) A low thundering, rumbling or growling sound.
- The sound made by a hungry stomach.
- A complaint.
- That whiner is never without a grumble to share.
Derived terms
Translations
a low thundering, rumbling or growling sound
the sound made by a hungry stomach
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Verb
grumble (third-person singular simple present grumbles, present participle grumbling, simple past and past participle grumbled)
- (intransitive) To make a low, growling or rumbling noise, like a hungry stomach or certain animals.
- The distant thunder grumbles.
- 1995, Terry C. Johnston, Dance on the Wind, page 15:
- It made his stomach grumble in protest to think the mule was eating, and here he was worrying about her with an empty belly of his own.
- (intransitive) To complain; to murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.
- He grumbles about the food constantly, but has yet to learn to cook.
- (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.
- 2001, Harry Willcox Pfanz, Gettysburg — the first day
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:complain
Derived terms
Translations
to make a low growling or rumbling animal noise
to make a low growling or rumbling stomach noise
to murmur or mutter with discontent