Word Meanings - GRUMBLE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

grommeler, of German origin; cf. W. grwm, murmur, grumble, surly. sq. 1. To murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner. L'Avare, not using half his store, Still grumbles that he has no more.

Additional info about word: GRUMBLE

grommeler, of German origin; cf. W. grwm, murmur, grumble, surly. sq. 1. To murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner. L'Avare, not using half his store, Still grumbles that he has no more. Prior. 2. To growl; to snarl in deep tones; as, a lion grumbling over his prey. 3. To rumble; to make a low, harsh, and heavy sound; to mutter; as, the distant thunder grumbles.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of GRUMBLE)

• Croak
• Complain
• murmur
• grumble
• Groan
• Moan
• whine
• growl
• Repine
• Murmur
• complain

Related words: (words related to GRUMBLE)

• GROWLER
  The large-mouthed black bass. 3. A four-wheeled cab. (more info) 1. One who growls.
• REPINER
  One who repines.
• GROWL
  To utter a deep guttural sound, sa an angry dog; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound. Gay.
• WHINE
  A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint.
• MURMUR
  1. A low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water. 2. A complaint half suppressed, or uttered in a low, muttering voice. Chaucer. Some discontents there are, some idle murmurs. Dryden.
• MURMUROUS
  Attended with murmurs; exciting murmurs or complaint; murmuring. The lime, a summer home of murmurous wings. Tennyson.
• CROAK
  1. To make a low, hoarse noise in the throat, as a frog, a raven, or a crow; hence, to make any hoarse, dismal sound. Loud thunder to its bottom shook the bog, And the hoarse nation croaked. Pope. 2. To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode
• MURMURATION
  The act of murmuring; a murmur. Skelton.
• MURMURER
  One who murmurs.
• COMPLAINTFUL
  Full of complaint.
• COMPLAINANT
  1. One who makes complaint. Eager complainants of the dispute. Collier. One who commences a legal process by a complaint. The party suing in equity, answering to the plaintiff at common law. He shall forfeit one moiety to the use of the town, and
• GROWLINGLY
  In a growling manner.
• CROAKER
  1. One who croaks, murmurs, grumbles, or complains unreasonably; one who habitually forebodes evil. A small American fish , of the Atlantic coast. An American fresh-water fish ; -- called also drum. The surf fish of California. Note: When caught
• COMPLAIN
  plangere to strike, beat, to beat the breast or head as a sign of 1. To give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure, regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; -- commonly used with of. Also, to creak or squeak, as a timber or
• GROAN
  1. To give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing; to utter a groan, as in pain, in sorrow, or in derision; to moan. For we . . . do groan, being burdened. 2 Cor. v. 4. He heard the groaning of the oak. Sir W. Scott. 2. To strive after earnestly,
• COMPLAINABLE
  That may be complained of. Feltham.
• REPINE
  1. To fail; to wane. "Reppening courage yields no foot to foe." Spenser. 2. To continue pining; to feel inward discontent which preys on the spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to murmur. But Lachesis thereat gan to repine. Spenser. What
• COMPLAINT
  A formal allegation or charge against a party made or presented to the appropriate court or officer, as for a wrong done or a crime committed ; an information; accusation; the initial bill in proceedings in equity. Syn. -- Lamentation; murmuring;
• MURMURING
  Uttering murmurs; making low sounds; complaining. -- Mur"mur*ing*ly, adv.
• COMPLAINER
  One who complains or laments; one who finds fault; a murmurer. Beattie. Speechless complainer, I will learn thy thought. Shak.
• UNDERGROAN
  To groan beneath. Earth undergroaned their high-raised feet. Chapman.