grumble
grumble Lexical Profile
grumble Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To complain or protest about something in a bad-tempered, muttering, or discontented way.
"The commuters began to grumble when the train was delayed for a second time."
To make a low, rumbling sound (especially of thunder or a hungry stomach).
"His stomach started to grumble loudly halfway through the morning lecture."
• noun
A complaint or protest made in a bad-tempered, muttering, or discontented manner.
"Aside from a few minor grumbles about the cold weather, everyone enjoyed the camping trip."
A low, rumbling sound.
"A low grumble of thunder in the distance warned us that a storm was approaching."
• Rhymes for grumble
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the late 16th century, probably borrowed from Middle French grommeler ('to mutter between the teeth'), which is of Germanic and ultimately imitative origin, related to Middle Dutch grommelen.