单词 | grumbling |
释义 | grumbling (once / 1410 pages) nadj WORD FAMILY grumbling: grumblingly, grumblings+/grumble: grumbled, grumbler, grumbles, grumbling/grumbler: grumblers USAGE EXAMPLESThere’s been some quiet grumbling about the food in the employee cafeteria. Washington Post(Dec 25, 2016) For those on the outside, including Obama’s defense secretary and secretary of state, the morning meeting was also a source of grumbling. Washington Post(Dec 18, 2016) Yes, there were grumblings - from the working classes or women, or those who were losing their livelihoods because of free trade or mechanisation. BBC(Dec 18, 2016) 1n a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone Syn|Hyper grumble, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering complaint an expression of grievance or resentment 2n a loud low dull continuous noise Syn|Hyper grumble, rumble, rumbling noise sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) 3adj continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound Syn rumbling full (of sound) having marked deepness and body |
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