grumble
noun/ˈɡrʌmbl/
/ˈɡrʌmbl/
- grumble (about something) | grumble (that…) something that you complain about because you are not satisfied
- My main grumble is about the lack of privacy.
- Her mother had a grumble at her for not tidying up the mess.
- There were a few grumbles that staff hadn’t been consulted first.
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- a long low sound synonym rumble
- a distant grumble of thunder
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from obsolete grumme (probably of Germanic origin and related to Dutch grommen) + -le.
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