noun
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A low thundering, rumbling or growling sound.
definition
The sound made by a hungry stomach.
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A surly complaint.
example
That whiner is never without a grumble to share.
verb
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To make a low, growling or rumbling noise, like a hungry stomach or certain animals.
example
The distant thunder grumbles.
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To complain; to murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.
example
He grumbles about the food constantly, but has yet to learn to cook.
definition
To utter in a grumbling fashion.
Examples of grumble in a Sentence
She sighed at the low grumble.
It was Dean's turn to grumble.
Really ca n't grumble with the service from Amazon.
When Dean returned to the house he knocked on Fred's bedroom door until he heard the old man grumble to wakefulness.
The only grumble we have about the whole package is the quality of the bonus features.
My main grumble was the total lack of attacks down the left hand side.
You need not wish anything in the universe to be other than it is; as well grumble at once that two and two do not make five !
And it was true that, much as English churchmen might grumble at papal exactions, they were generally ready as a body to support the pope against the crown; the traditions of the medieval church made it impossible for them to do otherwise.
Baratto started to grumble but took one look at their faces and decided to leave well enough alone.
But she did grumble; the mere sight of all these people flopping in like lemmings made her want to shout with frustration.
All that was absent was Quinn; obdurate Quinn, first to argue, first to grumble and sole engineer of his sensitive equipment.