grumble

Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹʌmbl̩/

The English word “grumble” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

A high thundering, rumbling or growling sound.
The sound made by a hungry stomach.
A surly complaint.

verb

To make a low, growling or rumbling noise, like a hungry stomach or certain animals.
To complain; to murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.
To utter in a grumbling fashion.

Etymology

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,…

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