grumbling

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• grumbling — index criticism, petulant, querulous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Grumbling — Grumble Grum ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Grunbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grumbling}.] [Cf. LG. grummeln, grumen, D. grommelen, grommen, and F. grommeler, of German origin; cf. W. grwm, murmur, grumble, surly. [root]35. Cf. {Grum}, {Grim}.] 1. To murmur …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• grumbling — n. chronic, constant grumbling * * * [ grʌmblɪŋ] constant grumbling chronic …   Combinatory dictionary

• grumbling — grum|bling [ˈgrʌmblıŋ] n 1.) [U] also grumblings [plural] a complaint about something ▪ She paid up, with some grumbling. ▪ Soon, the grumblings turned to open discontent. 2.) [U] a low continuous sound ▪ the grumbling of distant thunder …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• grumbling appendix — noun An intermittent pain in the vermiform appendix, often a precursor of appendicitis • • • Main Entry: ↑grumble …   Useful english dictionary

• grumbling — noun a) Complaining. b) Rumbling …   Wiktionary

• grumbling — Synonyms and related words: beef, beefing, bellyache, bellyaching, bitch, bitching, boom, booming, complaining, complaint, complaintful, crabbing, crabby, cranky, croaking, destructive criticism, disappointed, discontented, disgruntled,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• grumbling — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. discontented, sour, grouchy; see irritable …   English dictionary for students

• grumbling — grum·bling || grÊŒmblɪŋ n. low discontented muttering, sullen complaining; growling; rumbling adj. complaining, discontented grum·ble || grÊŒmbl n. low discontented mutter, sullen complaint; growl; rumble v. rumble; growl; complain, mutter… …   English contemporary dictionary

• grumbling — adjective (of an internal organ) give intermittent discomfort. → grumble …   English new terms dictionary

• grumbling — n. Complaint, murmuring, repining, fault finding …   New dictionary of synonyms