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Meanings of grumble in English

Catalan
remor

A complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone.

        remor
        Catalan
        remor sorda

        A loud low dull continuous noise.

              remor sorda
              Portuguese
              resmungar
              Catalan
              grunyir

              Make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath.

                    resmungar
                    Portuguese
                    ralhar
                    Catalan
                    grunyir

                    Show one's unhappiness or critical attitude.

                          ralhar
                          Usage of grumble in English
                          1
                          We grumble about our politics, but politicians across the world behave badly.
                          The South African
                          2
                          Over the low grumble of the engine he heard hammers at work.
                          The Wolf’s Hour
                          3
                          In fact, she used to complain and grumble while she was there.
                          Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
                          4
                          I've heard you grumble about your father on more than one occasion.
                          Sign of the cross
                          5
                          That made Bat grunt and grumble and wriggle; and finally uncover, too.
                          Pluck on the Long Trail; Or, Boy Scouts in the Rockies
                          6
                          Now, as to the room; there is nothing to grumble at here.
                          Under Wellington's Command: A Tale of the Peninsular War
                          7
                          Silas could almost feel the friction, hear the viscous grumble of digestion.
                          Crooked letter, crooked letter
                          8
                          Many Cubans grumble about delays and being tended by foreign medical students.
                          The Guardian
                          9
                          I heard a sigh and a grumble, then reluctant pawsteps behind me.
                          Secrets of the Wolves
                          10
                          Still if the worst comes to the worst we must not grumble.
                          The Queen's Cup
                          11
                          My grumble then was the non-use of email between doctors and patients.
                          The Guardian
                          12
                          This was just scientific enough so that Harold couldn't grumble too much.
                          The stand
                          13
                          The tradespeople were beginning to grumble and treated her with less politeness.
                          L'Assommoir
                          14
                          He would pass through the pains of purgatory with never a grumble.
                          St. George and St. Michael, Volume 3
                          15
                          If we have headaches the next morning none of us will grumble.
                          Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 07
                          16
                          But that pushed me into the hole, and I will not grumble.
                          A Prince of Cornwall / A Story of Glastonbury and the West in th...
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                          Translations for grumble
                          Grumble through the time
                          Grumble across language varieties
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Less common