单词 | grumble |
释义 | grumble —grumbler, n. —grumblingly, adv. —grumbly, adj. /grum"beuhl/, v. , grumbled, grumbling, n. v.i. 1. to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly. 2. to utter low, indistinct sounds; growl. 3. to rumble: The thunder grumbled in the west. v.t. 4. to express or utter with murmuring or complaining. n. 5. an expression of discontent; complaint; unhappy murmur; growl. 6. grumbles, a grumbling, discontented mood. 7. a rumble. [1580-90; perh. freq. of OE grymman to wail; cf. D grommelen, G grummeln, F grommeler ( < Gmc)] Syn. 1. See complain. |
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