Results for grumble

Definitions of grumble:

part of speech: noun

Grumbler.

part of speech: verb transitive, verb intransitive

To murmur discontentedly; growl; rumble; find fault.

part of speech: adverb

GRUMBLINGLY.

part of speech: verb

To express discontent in a low murmuring voice; to growl; to make a hoarse rumbling noise.

part of speech: verb intransitive

To murmur with discontent: to growl: to rumble.

Usage examples for grumble:

• He came up to Mr. Audley, and said, 'I beg your pardon, sir; I'd no business to grumble and that little fellow has been- ' 'Beforehand with us? "The Pillars of the House, V1", Charlotte M. Yonge

• If I could bear the consequences alone I wouldn't grumble it's for you, and the children. "A Question of Marriage", Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

• However, it will break the monotony which is getting very oppressive, and some of ours keep up a constant grumble at everybody and everything. "The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde"", George Davidson