grumble
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grumble
- /ˈɡɹʌmbl̩/
- /ˈɡɹʊmbəl/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌmbəl
Where it comes from
Probably from Middle French grommeler, from Old French grumeler (“to murmur, grumble”), from Middle Dutch *grommelen ("to murmur, mutter, grunt"; > Modern Dutch grommelen (“to grumble”)), frequentative of Middle Dutch grommen (“to growl, grunt”). Cognate with Middle Low German grummelen (> Low German grummeln (“to grumble”)), German grummeln (“to grumble”), Norwegian dialectal grymja (“to growl, grunt”).
noun grumbles
- A high thundering, rumbling or growling sound.
- The sound made by a hungry stomach.
- A surly complaint. That whiner is never without a grumble to share.
verb grumbles · grumbling · grumbled
- To make a low, growling or rumbling noise, like a hungry stomach or certain animals. The distant thunder grumbles.
- 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.
- To utter in a grumbling fashion. He grumbled that there was no grain "in the country" and that people were talking instead of working to provide it.
Translations
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noun a high thundering, rumbling or growling sound
| Español | refunfuñadura |
|---|---|
| Português | rosnado |
| Français | grondement |
| Deutsch | Gegrummel, Grummeln |
| Italiano | protestare |
| Русский | рыча́ние ryčánije |
| Tiếng Việt | lầm bầm |
noun the sound made by a hungry stomach
| Español | gruñido |
|---|---|
| Français | gargouillement, grondement |
| Deutsch | Knurren |
| Română | chiorăi, ghiorțăi, borborism, borborigme |
| Русский | урча́ние určánije |
noun surly complaint
| Français | grognement |
|---|
verb to make a low growling or rumbling animal noise
| Português | rosnar |
|---|---|
| Français | gronder |
| Русский | рыча́ть ryčátʹ |
verb to make a growling or rumbling stomach noise
| Español | gruñir |
|---|---|
| Français | gargouiller |
| Русский | урча́ть určátʹ, бурча́ть burčátʹ |
verb to murmur or mutter with discontent
| Español | refunfuñar, rezongar, lamentarse, rezonglar, verraquear, varraquear |
|---|---|
| Português | rosnar, resmungar |
| Français | ronchonner, bougonner, rouspéter, grogner, grommeler, maugréer |
| Deutsch | murren |
| Ελληνικά | γογγύζω gongýzo, γκρινιάζω gkriniázo |
| Русский | ворча́ть vorčátʹ, бурча́ть burčátʹ, брюзжа́ть brjuzžátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | lẩm bẩm |
| العربية | قَمْقَمَ qamqama |
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title = {grumble},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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