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# grumble

verb (grumble, grumbles, grumbled, grumbling); noun (a grumble, grumbles)

«grumble» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (verb) To complain in a low, unhappy voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumble/#m1)
2. (noun) A complaint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumble/#m2)
3. (verb) To make a low rumbling sound: «My tummy grumbled», «Thunder grumbled». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumble/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories: grumpy characters grumble about everything. In everyday life: children grumble about homework or chores. «Grumbling tummy» = hungry. «Grumble about/at» something.

### Examples

- Stop grumbling and tidy your room! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumble/#x1)
- He grumbled about the rain all day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumble/#x2)
- My tummy is grumbling — I'm hungry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumble/#x3)
- Thunder grumbled in the distance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumble/#x4)
- Dad had a grumble about the price of petrol. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumble/#x5)
- The old man grumbled at the noisy children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumble/#x6)
- The Scarecrow began to grumble a bit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumble/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb. Noun: grumbler (someone who grumbles). Similar: moan, whinge (UK, Australia), gripe.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «grumble» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumble/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«grumble» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/grumble.html) on Mova free.