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GRUMBLING: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

Pronunciation:  gr'umbuling

Matching Terms:  Grumblingly

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
  2. [n]  a loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling of thunder"
  3. [adj]  muttering discontentedly; "the grumbling boarders requested a meeting with the cook"
  4. [adj]  continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound; "the rumbling rolling sound of thunder"
 
 Synonyms: complaining(a), complaintive, full, grumble, grumble, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering, rumble, rumbling, rumbling
 
 See Also: complaint, noise

 

 

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