This action makes me grumble.
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Grumble
//ˈɡɹʌmbl̩//
Synonyms for "grumble" (109 found)
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Strong matches (33)
Related words (54)
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14 entriesSynonyms
3 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
5 entriesis a
1 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
12 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
118 translations across 32 languages.
Albanian
2 entries- gjëmoj verb (to make a low growling or rumbling animal noise)
- shfryj verb (to make a low growling or rumbling animal noise)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- γογγύζω verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
- γρύζω verb (to make a low growling or rumbling animal noise)
Arabic
1 entries- قَمْقَمَ verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
Azerbaijani
4 entries- deyinmək verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
- dolquldanmaq verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
- mırıldamaq verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
- söylənmək verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
Bulgarian
4 entries- куркане noun (the sound made by a hungry stomach)
- къркорене noun (the sound made by a hungry stomach)
- мърморене noun (surly complaint)
- тътен noun (a high thundering, rumbling or growling sound)
Catalan
1 entries- rondinar verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
Central Kurdish
4 entries- بۆڵە noun (a high thundering, rumbling or growling sound)
- قۆڕەقۆڕ noun (the sound made by a hungry stomach)
- بۆڵە verb (to make a low growling or rumbling animal noise)
- بۆڵە verb (to make a low growling or rumbling stomach noise)
Czech
1 entries- kručení noun (the sound made by a hungry stomach)
Dutch
4 entries- gegrommel noun (the sound made by a hungry stomach)
- geknor noun (the sound made by a hungry stomach)
- grommen noun (the sound made by a hungry stomach)
- grommelen verb (to make a low growling or rumbling stomach noise)
Esperanto
1 entries- grumbli noun (surly complaint)
Finnish
4 entries- karjunta noun (a high thundering, rumbling or growling sound)
- kurnaus noun (the sound made by a hungry stomach)
- kurninta noun (the sound made by a hungry stomach)
- mylvintä noun (a high thundering, rumbling or growling sound)
French
4 entries- gargouillement noun (the sound made by a hungry stomach)
- grognement noun (surly complaint)
- grondement noun (a high thundering, rumbling or growling sound)
- grondement noun (the sound made by a hungry stomach)
Galician
4 entries- refungar verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
- rosmar verb (to make a low growling or rumbling animal noise)
- rosmar verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
- roñar verb (to make a low growling or rumbling animal noise)
German
4 entries- Gegrummel noun (a high thundering, rumbling or growling sound)
- Grummeln noun (a high thundering, rumbling or growling sound)
- Knurren noun (the sound made by a hungry stomach)
- murren verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
Greek
2 entries- γκρινιάζω verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
- γογγύζω verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
Indonesian
2 entries- menggerutu noun (surly complaint)
- merajuk verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
Irish
3 entries- geonaíl noun (a high thundering, rumbling or growling sound)
- bí ag clamhsán verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
- déan clamhsán verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
Italian
1 entries- protestare noun (a high thundering, rumbling or growling sound)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- ыркыроо verb (to make a low growling or rumbling animal noise)
Latin
1 entries- ganniō verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
Macedonian
1 entries- мрчи verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
Māori
4 entries- hakuhaku verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
- wauwau verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
- whakangutungutu verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
- whakanonenone verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
Persian
1 entries- ژکیدن verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
Portuguese
4 entries- rosnado noun (a high thundering, rumbling or growling sound)
- resmungar verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
- rosnar verb (to make a low growling or rumbling animal noise)
- rosnar verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
Romanian
4 entries- borborigme noun (the sound made by a hungry stomach)
- borborism noun (the sound made by a hungry stomach)
- chiorăi noun (the sound made by a hungry stomach)
- ghiorțăi noun (the sound made by a hungry stomach)
Russian
4 entries- рыча́ние noun (a high thundering, rumbling or growling sound)
- урча́ние noun (the sound made by a hungry stomach)
- брюзжа́ть verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
- бурча́ть verb (to make a low growling or rumbling stomach noise)
Southern Altai
1 entries- ыркыраар verb (to make a low growling or rumbling animal noise)
Spanish
4 entries- gruñido noun (the sound made by a hungry stomach)
- refunfuñadura noun (a high thundering, rumbling or growling sound)
- gruñir verb (to make a low growling or rumbling stomach noise)
- lamentarse verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
Tày
2 entries- bắm verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
- phăm bẩư verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
Ukrainian
1 entries- бурчати verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
Vietnamese
2 entries- lầm bầm noun (a high thundering, rumbling or growling sound)
- lẩm bẩm verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
Walloon
3 entries- groûler verb (to make a low growling or rumbling animal noise)
- marmouzî verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
- maroner verb (to murmur or mutter with discontent)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
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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