grumbleverb [ I ]
uk/ˈɡrʌm.bəl/us/ˈɡrʌm.bəl/to complain about someone or something in an annoyed way:
She spent the evening grumbling to me about her job.
[ + speech ] "You never hang your coat up," she grumbled.
If your stomach grumbles, it makes a low, continuous noise, usually because you are hungry.
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Complaining
- beef
- bewail
- bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark! idiom
- cavil
- chunter
- complainant
- complaint
- groan
- grouse
- harp
- harp on (about sth)
- huff and puff idiom
- kick
- lodge
- make a noise about sth idiom
- nagging
- protest
- quibble
- start on at sb
- whinger
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grumbler
noun [ C ] uk/ˈɡrʌm.blər/us/ˈɡrʌm.blɚ/
a person who complains a lot
Idiom(s)
mustn't grumble
grumblenoun [ C usually plural ]
uk/ˈɡrʌm.bəl/us/ˈɡrʌm.bəl/a complaint:
When the teacher assigned extra homework, she heard a few grumbles from the kids.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Complaining
- beef
- bewail
- bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark! idiom
- cavil
- chunter
- complainant
- complaint
- groan
- grouse
- harp
- harp on (about sth)
- huff and puff idiom
- kick
- lodge
- make a noise about sth idiom
- nagging
- protest
- quibble
- start on at sb
- whinger
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