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Grumbler

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grum·ble  (grmbl)
v. grum·bled, grum·bling, grum·bles
v.intr.
1. To complain in a surly manner; mutter discontentedly: "The governed will always find something to grumble about" Crane Brinton.
2. To rumble or growl.
v.tr.
To express in a grumbling discontented manner: grumbled a rude response.
n.
1. A muttered complaint.
2. A rumble; a growl.
[Probably Dutch grommelen, to mutter, from Middle Dutch, frequentative of grommen.]
grumbler n.
grumbling·ly adv.
grumbly adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Grumblergrumbler - a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
moaner, sniveller, squawker, whiner, bellyacher, complainer, crybaby
disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
kvetch - (Yiddish) a constant complainer
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The most inveterate croaker and grumbler in the world--and yet, according to his own account, the only cheerful man in the whole ship's company.
The Frozen Deep by Collins, Wilkie View in context
I don't say it is for this that they exist--for I am a child among you worldly grumblers, and not called upon to account to you or myself for anything--but it may be so.
Bleak House by Dickens, Charles View in context
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