Meaning & use
Grumble
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To complain in a low, muttering, and often persistent manner.
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He grumbled about the traffic the entire ride home.
Employees grumbled quietly when the new policy was announced.
A note on using this word
Can also be a noun referring to the complaint itself or a low rumbling sound, as in 'a grumble of thunder.'
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2. noun
A muttered complaint, or a low rumbling sound.
A grumble of distant thunder signaled the approaching storm.
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