grumble

Nouns

Verbs

  • (v) show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
    • He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong
    • We grumbled about the increased work load
    grouch, scold,
  • (v) make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
    • she grumbles when she feels overworked
    gnarl, murmur, mutter, croak,
  • (v) to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
    • he grumbled a rude response
    • Stones grumbled down the cliff
    growl, rumble,
  • (v) make a low noise
    • rumbling thunder
    rumble,

Synonyms

grumbling rumble rumbling grouch scold murmuring mutter muttering murmur gnarl croak growl

Words of close approximity

grumbler