grumble
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(verb) to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds: "he grumbled a rude response." "Stones grumbled down the cliff" |
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Synonyms: growl, rumble |
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Related Words: emit, let loose, let out, utter |
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(noun) a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone |
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Synonyms: grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering |
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Related Words: complaint |
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(verb) show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anyhting that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load" |
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Synonyms: grouch, scold |
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Related Words: complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off |
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(verb) make a low noise, as of thunder |
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Synonyms: rumble |
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Related Words: go, sound |
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| 5. |
(verb) complain quietly |
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Synonyms: croak, gnarl, murmur, mutter |
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Related Words: complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off |
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(noun) a loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling of thunder" |
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Synonyms: grumbling, rumble, rumbling |
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Related Words: noise |
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