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grumble

verb

  1. =  complain, moan, gripe (informal), whinge (informal), beef (slang), carp, bitch (slang), whine, grouse, bleat, grouch (informal), bellyache (slang), kvetch (US, slang), repine • 'This is very inconvenient,' he grumbled.
  2. =  rumble, growl, gurgle • His stomach grumbled loudly.

noun

  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.

'grumble' in Other Languages

  • British English: grumble If someone grumbles, they complain about something in a bad-tempered way. VERBI shouldn't grumble about Mum–she's lovely really.
  • Brazilian Portuguese: resmungar
  • Chinese: 抱怨
  • European Spanish: quejarse
  • French: ronchonner
  • German: murren
  • Italian: brontolare
  • Japanese: ぶつぶつ文句を言う
  • Korean: 투덜거리다
  • Portuguese: resmungar
  • Spanish: quejarse

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