grumbling

Meaning of grumbling

noun
  1. the action or fact of complaining in a bad-tempered way.
    despite his grumbling, he tried to exercise every day
    there were grumblings from the trustees
adjective
  1. expressing a complaint in a bad-tempered way.
    grumbling employees said they were prevented from accessing e-commerce sites
  2. making a low rumbling sound.
    you don't have to sacrifice your diet to silence a grumbling stomach
    the convoy was not moving, the grumbling engines idling anxiously in the fog
verb, gerund or present participle
  1. complain about something in a bad-tempered way.
    ‘I'm getting old,’ she grumbled
    the cashier grumbled about changing Swiss money
    his father was grumbling that he hadn't heard from him
  2. make a low rumbling sound.
    thunder was grumbling somewhere in the distance
  3. (of an internal organ) give intermittent discomfort.
    my appendix grumbled for years before it finally got serious

late 16th century: from obsolete grumme (probably of Germanic origin and related to Dutch grommen ) + -le4.

Information about grumbling

  • The plural form of grumbling is: grumblings.
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Hyphenation of grumbling

grum-bling

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • grumbling is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

grumbling synonyms

Meaning rumbling:

rumbling

Meaning rumble:

rumble, rumbling, grumble

Meaning grumble:

grumble, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering

Meaning express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something:

complain

Meaning complain or grumble, typically about something trivial:

moan

Meaning complain; grumble:

groan

Meaning give or make a long, high-pitched complaining cry or sound:

whine

Meaning a medium to large game bird with a plump body and feathered legs, the male being larger and more brightly coloured than the female:

grouse

Meaning speak or complain in a weak, querulous, or foolish way:

bleat

Meaning a deep-bodied freshwater fish, typically with barbels around the mouth. Carp are farmed for food in some parts of the world and are often kept in large ponds:

carp

Meaning make petty or unnecessary objections:

cavil

Meaning express an objection to what someone has said or done:

protest

Meaning make a fuss; moan:

mither

Meaning wind or cause to wind round something:

twine

Meaning complain noisily or persistently:

bellyache

Meaning complain:

beef

Meaning make spitefully critical comments:

bitch

Meaning voice one's discontent ill-temperedly; grumble:

grouch

Meaning complain persistently and in a peevish or irritating way:

whinge

Meaning complain about something in a persistent, irritating way:

gripe

Meaning (of hair or fur) having dark and white hairs mixed:

grizzle

Meaning talk or grumble monotonously:

chunter

Meaning bring (something) into existence:

create

Meaning complain persistently:

kvetch

Meaning (of a small bird or an insect) make a short, sharp, high-pitched sound:

chirp

Meaning copy (another person's work) illicitly or without acknowledgement:

crib

Meaning talk casually, especially on unimportant matters; chat:

natter

Meaning make a hollow bubbling sound like that made by water running out of a bottle:

gurgle

Meaning (of an animal, especially a dog) make a low guttural sound in the throat:

growl

Meaning (of a lion or other large wild animal) utter a full, deep, prolonged cry:

roar

Words that rhyme with grumbling

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