Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - grumble
Grumble
grumble
v. & n. --v. 1 intr. a (often foll. by at, about, over) complain peevishly. b be discontented. 2 intr. a utter a dull inarticulate sound; murmur, growl faintly. b rumble. 3 tr. (often foll. by out) utter complainingly. 4 intr. (as grumbling adj.) colloq. giving intermittent discomfort without causing illness (a grumbling appendix). --n. 1 a complaint. 2 a a dull inarticulate sound; a murmur. b a rumble. Derivatives grumbler n. grumbling adj. grumblingly adv. grumbly adj. Etymology: obs. grumme: cf. MDu. grommen, MLG grommelen, f. Gmc
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verb (~d; grumbling) Etymology: probably from Middle French grommeler, ultimately from Middle Dutch grommen; akin to Old High German grimm grim Date: 1580 intransitive verb to mutter in discontent, growl, rumble, transitive verb to express with grumbling, ~ noun ~r noun grumblingly adverb grumbly adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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