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- Dictionarygrumbling/ˈɡrʌmblɪŋ/
noun
- 1. the action or fact of complaining in a bad-tempered way: "despite his grumbling, he tried to exercise every day"
adjective
- 1. expressing a complaint in a bad-tempered way: "grumbling employees said they were prevented from accessing e-commerce sites"
- 2. making a low rumbling sound: "you don't have to sacrifice your diet to silence a grumbling stomach"
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GRUMBLING definition: 1. present participle of grumble 2. to complain about someone or something in an annoyed way: 3…. Learn more.
1. : a mutter of discontent : complaint. Operators of bars and restaurants, who hear the first-hand grumblings of customers on the boardwalk, tend to oppose the ordinance. Kevin Robinson. 2. : a growling or reverberating noise : rumbling.
GRUMBLE definition: 1. to complain about someone or something in an annoyed way: 2. If your stomach grumbles, it makes…. Learn more.
to complain about someone or something in an annoyed way: grumble about She spent the evening grumbling to me about her job. [ + speech ] "You never hang your coat up," she grumbled. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to say something is not right or satisfactory.
1. : to mutter in discontent. grumbled about the scarcity of jobs. 2. : growl, rumble. Thunder grumbled in the distance. transitive verb. : to express with grumbling. grumbled his annoyance. grumble noun. grumbler. ˈgrəm-b (ə-)lər. noun. grumbly. ˈgrəm-b (ə-)lē. adjective. Synonyms. beef. bellyache. bitch.
Grumble definition: to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly. See examples of GRUMBLE used in a sentence.
1. To complain in a surly manner; mutter discontentedly: "The governed will always find something to grumble about" (Crane Brinton). 2. To rumble or growl. v.tr. To express in a grumbling discontented manner: grumbled a rude response. n. 1. A muttered complaint. 2. A rumble; a growl.
Definitions of grumbling. noun. a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone. synonyms: grumble, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering. see more. noun. a loud low dull continuous noise. synonyms: grumble, rumble, rumbling. see more.
Definition of 'grumbling' Word Frequency. grumbling in British English. (ˈɡrʌmbəlɪŋ ) noun. the activity of complaining, or complaints generally. There have been grumblings about the party leader. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'grumbling' in a sentence. grumbling.
Definition of grumbling noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
