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BNC: 33994 COCA: 28414

— grumbling

noun, plural grumblings [count, noncount]
grumble
BNC: 33994 COCA: 28414

grumbling

1 of 2

noun

grum·​bling ˈgrəm-b(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce grumbling (audio)
plural grumblings
1
: a mutter of discontent : complaint
Operators of bars and restaurants, who hear the first-hand grumblings of customers on the boardwalk, tend to oppose the ordinance. Kevin Robinson
2
: a growling or reverberating noise : rumbling
On a shorter timescale, researchers and governments are working together to detect the first grumblings of an earthquake and alert communities that might be affected. Eva Botkin-Kowacki

grumbling

2 of 2

adjective

1
: expressing discontent especially by muttering
Meanwhile, grumbling fans wondered why the new coach hadn't hired any Ohioans for his staff. Erick Adelson
2
: making a low, heavy, rolling sound
There was no sound, still, but the rushing river and the grumbling, looming storm. Susan Cooper
grumblingly
ˈgrəm-b(ə-)liŋ-lē How to pronounce grumbling (audio)
adverb
Some marine park wardens were doing a quick flyover, perhaps to check that we weren't poachers, and Al grumblingly went below to answer the crackling radio. Tony Perrottet

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of grumbling was in 1598
BNC: 33994 COCA: 28414

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