grumbles; grumbled; grumbling
grumbles; grumbled; grumbling
Learner's definition of GRUMBLE
1
: to complain quietly about something : to talk in an unhappy way抱怨;发牢骚;嘟哝 [no object]
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There's been a lot of grumbling among the employees.员工中一直有不少牢骚。
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Some of the customers have been grumbling about poor service.有些顾客一直抱怨服务质量差。
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Fans grumbled about the team's poor play.球迷们抱怨球队表现差。
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2
[no object] : to make a low, heavy sound : rumble发出隆隆声;发出辘辘声
— grumble
noun, plural grumbles [count] — grumbler
/ˈgrʌmbəlɚ/ noun, plural grumblers [count]
— grumbling
noun, plural grumblings [count, noncount]