| 单词 | grumble |
| 释义 | grumble (once / 450 pages) vn When you grumble, you complain about something clearly but quietly, in a low mutter. Some people grumble a hundred times a day, about everything from the weather to the traffic to their bad luck at bowling. The verb grumble is a great example of onomatopoeia, a word that sounds just like what it means. When you say "grumble" out loud, you're practically already grumbling about something. The origin of grumble is the Middle French word grommeler, or "mutter through the teeth." Just think about the things in life that make you want to mutter through your teeth and you'll probably start to grumble. WORD FAMILYgrumble: grumbled, grumbler, grumbles, grumbling+/grumbler: grumblers/grumbling: grumblingly, grumblings USAGE EXAMPLESThe poem talks about how: "We hate orange barriers/As they dig up the town/We all like to grumble/As we traverse around." BBC(Dec 29, 2016) This is not a grumble, though, it is a fact of life. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) When he missed three of his first four shot attempts, the crowd grumbled. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1v make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath she grumbles when she feels overworked Syn|Hyper croak, gnarl, murmur, mutter complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness 2v make a low noise Syn|Hyper rumble go, sound make a certain noise or sound 3v to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds he grumbled a rude response Stones grumbled down the cliff Syn|Hyper growl, rumble emit, let loose, let out, utter express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) 4v show one's unhappiness or critical attitude We grumbled about the increased work load Syn|Hyper grouch, scold complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness 5n a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone Syn|Hyper grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering complaint an expression of grievance or resentment 6n a loud low dull continuous noise Syn|Hyper grumbling, rumble, rumbling noise sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
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