Grumble
Grumble , intransitive verb
[Compare LG. grummeln, grumen, Dutch grommelen, grommen, and French grommeler, of German origin; compare Welsh grwm, murmur, grumble, surly. r35. Compare Grum, Grim.]
1.
To murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.
L'Avare, not using half his store,
Still grumbles that he has no more.
2.
To growl; to snarl in deep tones; as, a lion grumbling over his prey.
3.
To rumble; to make a low, harsh, and heavy sound; to mutter; as, the distant thunder grumbles.
Grumble , transitive verb
To express or utter with grumbling.
Grumble , noun
1.
The noise of one that grumbles.
2.
A grumbling, discontented disposition.
A bad case of grumble.