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grumble

释义

grumble

noun

UK /ˈɡrʌmb(ə)l/

Word Forms

singular	grumble
plural	grumbles

1
countable a minor complaint about something
My only grumble is that the system is a bit slow.
Synonyms and related words
Complaints
complaint
protest
grievance
2
uncountable a low continuous sound
the grumble of water pipes
Synonyms and related words
Low sounds
clunk
drone
groan
Synonyms and related words
Continuous sounds
background noise
buzz
crackling

grumble

noun

US /ˈɡrʌmb(ə)l/

Word Forms

singular	grumble
plural	grumbles

1
countable a minor complaint about something
My only grumble is that the system is a bit slow.
Synonyms and related words
Complaints
complaint
protest
grievance
2
uncountable a low continuous sound
the grumble of water pipes
Synonyms and related words
Low sounds
clunk
drone
groan
Synonyms and related words
Continuous sounds
background noise
buzz
clangor

grumble

verb

UK /ˈɡrʌmb(ə)l/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	grumble
he/she/it	grumbles
present participle	grumbling
past tense	grumbled
past participle	grumbled

1
intransitive to complain, especially continuously and about unimportant things
grumble about something:
Children always grumble about school dinners.
grumble at:
She grumbles at her employees over the slightest thing.
grumble that:
He grumbled that it was Saturday night and he had nothing to do.
Synonyms and related words
To complain
complain
mutter
lodge
1. 1a
  transitive to say something in a complaining way
  ‘This house is a mess,’ grumbled his mother.
  Synonyms and related words
  To complain
  complain
  mutter
  lodge
2
intransitive to make a low continuous sound
grumbling subway trains
Synonyms and related words
To make a continuous sound
roar
rumble
buzz

phrases

(I) mustn’t/shouldn’t grumble

grumble

verb intransitive

US /ˈɡrʌmb(ə)l/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	grumble
he/she/it	grumbles
present participle	grumbling
past tense	grumbled
past participle	grumbled

1
to complain, especially continuously and about unimportant things
grumble that:
He grumbled that it was Saturday night and he didn’t have a date.
grumble about something:
Children always grumble about school food.
grumble at:
She grumbles at her employees over the slightest thing.
Synonyms and related words
To complain
complain
mutter
lodge
2
to make a low continuous sound
grumbling subway trains
Synonyms and related words
To make a continuous sound
roar
rumble
buzz

phrases

(I) mustn’t/shouldn’t grumble

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