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verb

1. To complain in low indistinct tones: grunt, murmur, mutter. See happy/unhappy, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. To make a continuous deep reverberating sound: boom, growl, roll, rumble. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

noun

A low indistinct utterance of complaint: grunt, murmur, mutter. See happy/unhappy, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

v

Definition: complain
Antonyms: compliment, praise

grumble (grumble and grunt) rhymes with [offensive] cunt
1 female genitals
2 women considered sexually: 'e got a bit of grumble last night

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noun
noun, Brit

Women regarded as objects of sexual attraction. (1962 —) .
Melody Maker American visitors are invariably delighted by references to birds, scrubbers, grumble (1966).

[Shortened from grumble and grunt, rhyming slang for cunt.]

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For a list of words related to grumble, see:

• Intonation and Inflection - grumble: make low, unintelligible sounds in throat
• Expressions of Feeling - grumble: complain with ill temper; grump
• Speech Sounds

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See words rhyming with "grumbly."

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - mukke, brokke sig
v. tr. - gøre vrøvl over
n. - mukkeri, beklagelse, kvinde

Nederlands (Dutch)
mopperen, morren, rommelen (geluid), pijnlijk, klacht, gemor, gerommel

Français (French)
v. intr. - ronchonner (après qn, auprès de), se plaindre de qn/qch, gronder, gargouiller (l'estomac)
v. tr. - ronchonner
n. - grondement, gargouillement, plaintes

Deutsch (German)
v. - murren, grollen
n. - Murren, Grollen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γκρινιάζω, γογγύζω (κν. μουρμουρίζω), μπουμπουνίζω
n. - γκρίνια, παράπονο, μεμψιμοιρία (κν. μουρμούρα), μουγκρητό

Italiano (Italian)
brontolare, brontolio

Português (Portuguese)
v. - rosnar, roncar, resmungar, ribombar
n. - rosnado (m), ribombo (m), queixa (f)

Русский (Russian)
ворчать, ворчание, грохотать, грохот

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - quejarse, refunfuñar, retumbar a lo lejos
v. tr. - expresarse con quejas y refunfuños
n. - queja, rugido, retumbo, ruido sordo, estruendo lejano

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - klaga, mullra (i fjärran), muttra
n. - morrande, muller

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
呻吟, 发牢骚, 抱怨, 喃喃地说出, 怨言, 满腹牢骚

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 呻吟, 發牢騷, 抱怨
v. tr. - 喃喃地說出
n. - 怨言, 滿腹牢騷

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 투덜대다, 으르렁거리다
v. tr. - 불평하며 말하다
n. - 불평, 천둥 소리

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 不平を言う, ぶつぶつ言う, 不満そうに言う, ゴロゴロ鳴る
n. - 不平, ゴロゴロ鳴る音

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يدمدم, يهر, يتذمر (الاسم) دمدمه, تذمر, هرير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התלונן, רטן, נהם, היה לא-מרוצה, גרם אי-נעימות‬
v. tr. - ‮התלונן, רטן, נהם‬
n. - ‮נהמה, ריטון, תלונה‬

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