Grumble

/ˈɡɹʌmbl̩/

Synonyms for "grumble" (162 found)

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Closest matches (33)

Noun(10 words)

murmur mutter rumble beef bellyaches bellyaching bleating carp chug chugging

air a grievancebeef belch bellyache bitch blare blat boom booming brawl bray burr buzz cackle cannonade caw chirr

Verb(6 words)

beefed beefing bellyached bemoans bitched chafed

Strong matches (48)

clamor clang clangor clank clash complain crab craunch croak crump crunch echo fretfret and fumefuss gnarl grind gripe groan grouch

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grouse growl

Noun(14 words)

complain complaining complaint crabbing gripe gripes griping groan groaning groans grouches grouses grousing growl

Verb(12 words)

complained complains crabbed croak gnarl griped groaned grouch grouched groused growl growled

Related words (81)

growling grumbling grunt hiss holler howl jangle jar kicklodge a complaintmoan murmur mutter peal peepraise a howlrasp reboation rebound reecho

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register a complaintresound resounding reverberation roar roll rumble rumbling scold scranch scrape scratch scream scrunch snap snarl snore sound spit squawktake onthunder thundering twang whine yap yelp

Noun(19 words)

growls grumbling grump grunting huffslow noisemoaning moans mumble murmuring muttering mutters protest rumbling whimper whimpering whimpers whines yelps

Verb(15 words)

grunted huffed lowed moaned murmur murmured mutter muttered rasped rumble rumbled scold snivel whined yammered

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More general

18 entries

complain complaint emitexpression of dissatisfactiongo kick kvetchlet looselet outnoise plain quetch soundsound offspeech act

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More specific

10 entries

beef carpcrowd murmurdistant thunderengine rumblegripe growl kvetch quibble rumble

Collocations

10 entries

bitter grumblecommon grumblefrequent grumblehabitual grumbleloud grumblepersistent grumblepetty grumblepublic grumblequiet grumbleroutine grumble

Inflections

3 entries

grumbled grumbles grumbling

Derivations

2 entries

grumbler grumbling

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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This action makes me grumble.

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She began to grumble and then to weep.

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I'm saying that if the real thing comes to her, Sekka won't have anything to grumble about.

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His grandparents do nothing but grumble all day.

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