C1noun · rare

grumble

grumble · grumbles

рычание, урчание

Grummeln, Knurren, Gegrummel

A high thundering, rumbling or growling soundA high thundering, rumbling or growling sound.

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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

(onomatopoeic)A high thundering, rumbling or growling sound.
Gegrummel, Grummeln
рыча́ниеryčánije
The sound made by a hungry stomach.
Knurren
урча́ниеurčánije
A surly complaint.
That whiner is never without a grumble to share.
a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone

Examples

68 sentences

I'm fed up with her grumbling.
ruЯ сыт по горло её ворчанием. — Hellerick
deIch habe genug von ihrer Nörgelei. — BraveSentry
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Tom is always grumbling about something.
ruТом всегда ворчит по какому-нибудь поводу. — odexed
deTom nörgelt ständig an irgendetwas herum. — brauchinet
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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

Русский

By meaning 2

a high thundering, rumbling or growling sound:

the sound made by a hungry stomach:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

a high thundering, rumbling or growling sound:

the sound made by a hungry stomach:

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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