C1verb · transitive · rare

grumble

grumble · grumbles · grumbled · grumbling

бурчати

бурчать, рычать, ворчать, урчать

murren

To make a low, growling or rumbling noise, like a hungry stomach or certain animalsTo make a low, growling or rumbling noise, like a hungry stomach or certain animals.

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/ˈɡɹʌmbl̩/

» I'm fed up with her grumbling.

Ich habe genug von ihrer Nörgelei.

Я сыт по горло её ворчанием.

Meaning

3 senses

(intransitive)To make a low, growling or rumbling noise, like a hungry stomach or certain animals.
The distant thunder grumbles.
рыча́тьryčátʹ, урча́тьurčátʹ, бурча́тьburčátʹ
make a low noise
(intransitive)To complain; to murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.
He grumbles about the food constantly, but has yet to learn to cook.
murren
ворча́тьvorčátʹ, бурча́тьburčátʹ, брюзжа́тьbrjuzžátʹ
бурчатиburčaty
(transitive)To utter in a grumbling fashion.

Examples

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I'm fed up with her grumbling.
ruЯ сыт по горло её ворчанием.
deIch habe genug von ihrer Nörgelei.
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Tom is always grumbling about something.
ruТом всегда ворчит по какому-нибудь поводу.
deTom nörgelt ständig an irgendetwas herum.
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Tom has been grumbling all day.
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She would often hear him grumbling to himself.
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He grumbled about the way they treated him.
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Translations

6 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to murmur or mutter with discontent:

Русский

By meaning 3

to make a low growling or rumbling animal noise:

to make a growling or rumbling stomach noise:

to murmur or mutter with discontent:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to murmur or mutter with discontent:

Origin

Probably from Middle French grommeler, from Old French grumeler (“to murmur, grumble”), fr

Probably from Middle French grommeler, from Old French grumeler (“to murmur, grumble”), from Middle Dutch *grommelen ("to murmur, mutter, grunt"; > Modern Dutch grommelen (“to grumble”)), frequentative of Middle Dutch grommen (“to growl, grunt”). Cognate with Middle Low German grummelen (> Low German grummeln (“to grumble”)), German grummeln (“to grumble”), Norwegian dialectal grymja (“to growl, grunt”).

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