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# grumbler

noun (a grumbler, grumblers)

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

## Everyday

A person who often grumbles: someone who complains in a low, unhappy voice about small things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumbler/#m1)

### In the lessons

In stories a grumbler is a moaning character who is never happy, often shown in a funny way. Related: «moaner», «whinger» (UK, Australia), «complainer», «grouch».

### Examples

- Uncle Bob is a real grumbler about the weather. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumbler/#x1)
- Don't be a grumbler — we'll have fun even if it rains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumbler/#x2)
- The old grumbler in the story complained about every child in the street. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumbler/#x3)
- Every team has a grumbler who hates early practice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumbler/#x4)
- The grumbler moaned that the soup was too hot, then too cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumbler/#x5)
- Mole was no grumbler; he got on with the spring cleaning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grumbler/#x6)

### Note

Countable; plural «grumblers». From the verb «grumble (grumbles, grumbled)». Informal synonyms: «moaner», «whinger» (UK), «grouch» (US).

## On Mova

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