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Another word for grumble

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Verb

  1. To complain in low indistinct tones

      1. To speak indistinctly in low tones.
      2. To complain or grumble morosely.
      3. To utter or say in low indistinct tones.
      1. A low, indistinct, continuous sound:
      2. An indistinct, whispered, or confidential complaint; a mutter.
      3. An abnormal sound, usually emanating from the heart, that sometimes indicates a diseased condition.
      1. To utter a deep guttural sound, as a hog does.
      2. To utter a sound similar to a grunt, as in disgust.
      3. To utter or express with a deep guttural sound:
    See also:

    sounds

    happy

  2. To make a continuous deep reverberating sound

      1. To make a deep, long, rolling sound.
      2. To move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound.
      3. To engage in a gang fight.
      1. To move forward along a surface by revolving on an axis or by repeatedly turning over.
      2. To travel or be moved on wheels or rollers:
      3. To travel around; wander:
      1. The low, guttural, menacing sound made by an animal:
      2. A gruff surly utterance:
      3. To emit a low guttural sound or utterance.
      1. To make a deep, resonant sound.
      2. To grow, develop, or progress rapidly; flourish:
      3. To utter or give forth with a deep, resonant sound:
    See also:

    sounds

Noun

  1. A low indistinct utterance of complaint

      1. To speak indistinctly in low tones.
      2. To complain or grumble morosely.
      3. To utter or say in low indistinct tones.
      1. A low, indistinct, continuous sound:
      2. An indistinct, whispered, or confidential complaint; a mutter.
      3. An abnormal sound, usually emanating from the heart, that sometimes indicates a diseased condition.
      1. To utter a deep guttural sound, as a hog does.
      2. To utter a sound similar to a grunt, as in disgust.
      3. To utter or express with a deep guttural sound:
    See also:

    sounds

    happy

© Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Another word for grumble

Verb

  1. To complain

      1. Needlessly nervous or useless activity; commotion:
      2. A state of excessive and unwarranted concern over an unimportant matter:
      3. An objection; a protest:
      1. To express a strong objection to (something):
      2. To participate in a public demonstration in opposition to (something):
      3. To promise or affirm earnestly, as after being doubted:
      1. To produce a sustained, high-pitched, plaintive sound, as in pain, fear, or complaint.
      2. To complain or protest in a childish or annoying fashion:
      3. To produce a sustained noise of high pitch:
    See also:

    complain

  2. To growl

  3. To mutter

      1. To produce a sustained, high-pitched, plaintive sound, as in pain, fear, or complaint.
      2. To complain or protest in a childish or annoying fashion:
      3. To produce a sustained noise of high pitch:
      1. To utter indistinctly by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth:
      2. To chew slowly or ineffectively without or as if without teeth.
      3. To speak words indistinctly, as by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth.
      1. A low, indistinct, continuous sound:
      2. An indistinct, whispered, or confidential complaint; a mutter.
      3. An abnormal sound, usually emanating from the heart, that sometimes indicates a diseased condition.
    See also:

    mutter

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Sentence Examples

  • And it was true that, much as English churchmen might grumble at papal exactions, they were generally ready as a body to support the pope against the crown; the traditions of the medieval church made it impossible for them to do otherwise.

  • It was Dean's turn to grumble.

  • She sighed at the low grumble.

  • When Dean returned to the house he knocked on Fred's bed­room door until he heard the old man grumble to wakefulness.

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