v.
- complain in a bad-tempered way.
- make a low rumbling sound.
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[usu. as adj. grumbling]
(of an internal organ) give intermittent discomfort.
n.
- a complaint.
- a grumbling sound.
Derivative
- grumbler n.
- grumbling n.
- grumblingly adv.
- grumbly adj.
Etymology
C16: from obs. grumme (prob. of Gmc origin) + -le4.