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Meanings of grumble in inglés

catalán
remor

A complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone.

remor
catalán
remor sorda

A loud low dull continuous noise.

remor sorda
portugués
resmungar
catalán
grunyir

Make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath.

resmungar
portugués
ralhar
catalán
grunyir

Show one's unhappiness or critical attitude.

ralhar
Synonyms
Examples for "croak"
Examples for "croak"
1
I remember this by thinking of Popeye, whose trademark rusty croak went:
The ode less travelled: unlocking the poet within
2
The lambs said most; and the sheep agreed with a husky croak.
An Englishwoman's Love-Letters
3
He let out a pained croak and curled into a fetal position.
Death masks
4
Outside it was that same whispered croak from long unused vocal cords.
End of Watch
5
When his resistance finally gave way, he could only croak, Okay .
The accident man
1
My face is ash-color'd, my sinews gnarl, away from me people retreat.
Leaves of Grass
2
I leaned against a gnarl in the olive tree behind.
Shadows in Bronze
3
Gnarled oaks and short dense evergreens cast tiny shadows across the path.
The Diamond Age
4
A tall familiar figure walking with a staff of twisted gnarled wood.
Orb Sceptre Throne
5
Mature trees crowned the rise, gripping it in gnarled fists of roots.
Blood and Bone
Usage of grumble in inglés
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