grumble

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (onomatopoeic) A low thundering, rumbling or growling sound.
2. The sound made by a hungry stomach.
3. A surly complaint.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To make a low, growling or rumbling noise, like a hungry stomach or certain animals.
2. (intransitive) To complain; to murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.
3. (transitive) To utter in a grumbling fashion.

Conceptes

rondinar

grunyir

remugar

remuguejar

remor

retruny

retrò

remor sorda

murmurar

queixar-se

Sinònims

complain

murmur

mutter

growl

moan

grouse

groan

grouch

gripe

grunt

rumble

grumbling

complaint

scold

whine

blame

mumble

lament

snarl

croak

bellyache

bellow

curse

niggle

criticize

roar

grizzle

complain about

gnarl

hiss

bitch

carp

boom

💥

deplore

rumbling

bleat

repine

natter

whimper

beef

murmuring

bewail

fuss

kick

bemoan

dissatisfaction

grudge

discontented

admonish

muttering

Traduccions

murren

refunfuñar

râler

grogner

brontolare

mopperen

nörgeln

borbottare

brummen

morren

grommeler

grommen

ronchonner

rosnar

brontolio

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɡɹʌmbl̩/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb Middle Low German: grummelen

Cognat amb baix alemany: grummeln

Cognat amb alemany: grummeln

In summary

Probably from Middle French grommeler, from Old French grumeler (“to murmur, grumble”), from Middle Dutch *grommelen ("to murmur, mutter, grunt"; > Modern Dutch grommelen (“to grumble”)), frequentative of Middle Dutch grommen (“to growl, grunt”). Cognate with Middle Low German grummelen (> Low German grummeln (“to grumble”)), German grummeln (“to grumble”), Norwegian dialectal grymja (“to growl, grunt”).