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grumbling
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun grumbling has 2 senses
- grumbling(n = noun.event) grumble, rumble, rumbling - a loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling of thunder" is a kind of noise
- grumbling(n = noun.communication) grumble, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering - a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone; Array is a kind of complaint
Derived forms verb grumble3, verb grumble4
Derived form verb grumble2
Adjective grumbling has 1 sense
- grumbling(s = adj.all) rumbling - continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound; "the rumbling rolling sound of thunder"
THESAURUS
grumbling
beef, beefing, bellyache, bellyaching, bitch, bitching, boom, booming, complaining, complaint, complaintful, crabbing, crabby, cranky, croaking, destructive criticism, disappointed, discontented, disgruntled, displeased, dissatisfied, dissent, echo, envious, faultfinding, grievance, gripe, griping, groan, groaning, grouchy, grouse, grousing, growl, growling, gruff, grumble, grumbly, grumpish, grumpy, holler, howl, kick, kicking, malcontent, malcontented, murmuring, muttering, out of humor, peeve, peevish, peevishness, pet peeve, petulance, petulant, protest, querulant, querulous, querulousness, rebellious, reboation, rebound, reecho, resentful, resound, resounding, restive, restless, reverberation, rumble, rumbling, scolding, sniping, squawk, squawking, sulky, thunder, thundering, unaccepting, unaccommodating, uneasy, unfulfilled, ungratified, unhappy, unsatisfied, whining, whiny, yapping
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