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grumbles
We have found lemma(root) word of grumbles : grumble.
Definitions
[ˈɡrʌmbl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- complain about something in a bad-tempered way
(e.g: ‘I'm getting old,’ she grumbled)
- make a low rumbling sound
(e.g: thunder was grumbling somewhere in the distance)
- (of an internal organ) give intermittent discomfort
(e.g: my appendix grumbled for years before it finally got serious)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late 16th century: from obsolete grumme (probably of Germanic origin and related to Dutch grommen) + -le
[ˈɡrʌmbl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a complaint
(e.g: the main grumble is that he spends too much time away)
- a low rumbling sound
(e.g: in the distance, I heard a grumble of thunder)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late 16th century: from obsolete grumme (probably of Germanic origin and related to Dutch grommen) + -le
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