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- Dictionarygrumbling/ˈɡrʌmblɪŋ/
noun
- 1. the action or fact of complaining in a bad-tempered way: "despite his grumbling, he tried to exercise every day"
adjective
- 1. expressing a complaint in a bad-tempered way: "grumbling employees said they were prevented from accessing e-commerce sites"
- 2. making a low rumbling sound: "you don't have to sacrifice your diet to silence a grumbling stomach"
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Learn the meaning of grumbling as a noun and an adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Grumbling can mean a mutter of discontent, a growling noise, or expressing discontent.
Grumbling is the present participle of grumble, which means to complain about someone or something in an annoyed way. Learn more about the verb grumble, its synonyms, idioms, and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word grumble, which can be a verb or a noun. A grumble is a mutter of discontent or a rumble of sound.
Grumble is a verb that means to complain about someone or something in an annoyed way, or a noun that means a complaint. Learn how to use grumble in a sentence, and find out its pronunciation and translations in different languages.
Grumbling is a noun or adjective that means a complaint or a low sound. It can also be a verb that means to complain or to rumble. See synonyms, translations and usage examples of grumbling.
Grumble definition: to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly. See examples of GRUMBLE used in a sentence.
Spall plays him brilliantly as a grumbling, grunting beast of a man whose sensitivity and kindness emerges slowly.
