Grumbling

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grumble \Grum"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Grunbled}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Grumbling}.] [Cf. LG. grummeln, grumen, D. grommelen,
     grommen, and F. grommeler, of German origin; cf. W. grwm,
     murmur, grumble, surly. [root]35. Cf. {Grum}, {Grim}.]
     1. To murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured
        complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.


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              L'Avare, not using half his store,
              Still grumbles that he has no more.   --Prior.
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     2. To growl; to snarl in deep tones; as, a lion grumbling
        over his prey.
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     3. To rumble; to make a low, harsh, and heavy sound; to
        mutter; as, the distant thunder grumbles.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  grumbling
       adj 1: continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound; "the
              rumbling rolling sound of thunder" [syn: {rumbling}]
       2: muttering discontentedly; "the grumbling boarders requested
          a meeting with the cook"
       n 1: a loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling
            of thunder" [syn: {rumble}, {rumbling}, {grumble}]
       2: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone [syn: {grumble},
           {murmur}, {murmuring}, {mutter}, {muttering}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  88 Moby Thesaurus words for "grumbling":
     beef, beefing, bellyache, bellyaching, bitch, bitching, boom,
     booming, complaining, complaint, complaintful, crabbing, crabby,
     cranky, croaking, destructive criticism, disappointed,
     discontented, disgruntled, displeased, dissatisfied, dissent, echo,
     envious, faultfinding, grievance, gripe, griping, groan, groaning,
     grouchy, grouse, grousing, growl, growling, gruff, grumble,
     grumbly, grumpish, grumpy, holler, howl, kick, kicking, malcontent,
     malcontented, murmuring, muttering, out of humor, peeve, peevish,
     peevishness, pet peeve, petulance, petulant, protest, querulant,
     querulous, querulousness, rebellious, reboation, rebound, reecho,
     resentful, resound, resounding, restive, restless, reverberation,
     rumble, rumbling, scolding, sniping, squawk, squawking, sulky,
     thunder, thundering, unaccepting, unaccommodating, uneasy,
     unfulfilled, ungratified, unhappy, unsatisfied, whining, whiny,
     yapping