GRUMBLE
\ɡɹˈʌmbə͡l], \ɡɹˈʌmbəl], \ɡ_ɹ_ˈʌ_m_b_əl]\
Definitions of GRUMBLE
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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complain quietly
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show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load"
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to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load"
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make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked"
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to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff"
By Princeton University
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To murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.
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To growl; to snarl in deep tones; as, a lion grumbling over his prey.
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To rumble; to make a low, harsh, and heavy sound; to mutter; as, the distant thunder grumbles.
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To express or utter with grumbling.
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The noise of one that grumbles.
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A grumbling, discontented disposition.
By Oddity Software
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To murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.
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To growl; to snarl in deep tones; as, a lion grumbling over his prey.
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To rumble; to make a low, harsh, and heavy sound; to mutter; as, the distant thunder grumbles.
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To express or utter with grumbling.
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The noise of one that grumbles.
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A grumbling, discontented disposition.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To murmur with discontent: to growl: to rumble.
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GRUMBLINGLY.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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