grumble

  • 11grumble — [[t]grʌ̱mb(ə)l[/t]] grumbles, grumbling, grumbled 1) VERB If someone grumbles, they complain about something in a bad tempered way. [V about/at n] I shouldn t grumble about Mum she s lovely really... [V that] Taft grumbled that the law so favored …

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  • 12grumble — grum|ble [ˈgrʌmbəl] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from Old French grommeler, from Middle Dutch grommen] 1.) [I and T] to keep complaining in an unhappy way = ↑moan grumble about/at ▪ Farmers are always grumbling about the weather. grumble… …

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  • 13grumble — 1 verb (I) 1 to keep complaining in an unhappy way (+ about/at etc): The farmers are always grumbling about the weather. 2 to make a very low sound that gets quieter then louder continuously; rumble 1 (1): Is that your tummy grumbling? 3 mustn t… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14grumble — verb (grumbled; grumbling) Etymology: probably from Middle French grommeler, ultimately from Middle Dutch grommen; akin to Old High German grimm grim Date: 1580 intransitive verb 1. to mutter in discontent 2. growl, rumble transitive verb to… …

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  • 15grumble — 1. noun a) A low thundering, rumbling or growling sound That whiner is never without a grumble to share. b) The sound made by a hungry stomach 2 …

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  • 16grumble — [ˈgrʌmb(ə)l] verb [I] to complain about something that is unimportant Syn: moan grumble noun [C] …

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  • 17grumble and grunt — • Rhyming Slang for cunt . A nice bit of grumble and grunt …

    Londonisms dictionary

  • 18grumble — grumbler, n. grumblingly, adv. grumbly, adj. /grum beuhl/, v., grumbled, grumbling, n. v.i. 1. to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly. 2. to utter low, indistinct sounds; growl. 3. to rumble: The thunder grumbled in the west. v.t …

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  • 19Grumble — This most interesting surname has two possible origins. Firstly, it may be of early medieval English origin, from the Middle English gribbele , crabtree, blackthorn, and hence a topographical name for a dweller by a crabtree or blackthorn.… …

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  • 20grumble — Synonyms and related words: air a grievance, beef, belch, bellyache, bitch, blare, blat, boom, booming, brawl, bray, burr, buzz, cackle, cannonade, caw, chirr, clamor, clang, clangor, clank, clash, complain, crab, craunch, croak, crump, crunch,… …

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