grumble
verb [I] /ˈɡrʌm.bl̩/Definition
› to complain about someone or something in an annoyed way: She spent the evening grumbling to me about her job. [+ speech] "You never hang your coat up," she grumbled.Complaining › If your stomach grumbles, it makes a low, continuous noise, usually because you are hungry.Noises made by the body grumbler /-blər/
/-blɚ/ noun [C] › a person who complains a lotComplaining
/-blɚ/ noun [C] › a person who complains a lotComplaining(Definition of grumble verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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