grumble :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. a loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling of thunder"

grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering

n. a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone

v. show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load"

rumble

v. make a low noise; "rumbling thunder"

growl, rumble

v. to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff"

croak, murmur, mutter, gnarl

v. make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked"

force, strength, forcefulness

n. physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"

bankruptcy

n. inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"

crash, collapse

n. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

brush, encounter, clash, skirmish

n. a minor short-term fight

roar

n. the sound made by a lion

roll, paradiddle, drum roll

n. the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously

carp, chicane, cavil

v. raise trivial objections

crab, fish for crab

v. fish for crab

roll, pronounce with a roll

v. pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's"

talk, mouth, utter, speak, verbalize

v. express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

grouse, beef, holler, gripe, squawk, bellyache

v. complain; "What was he hollering about?"

snap, snarl, speak abruptly, speak angrily, speak sharply

v. utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us"

bark, speak in an unfriendly tone

v. speak in an unfriendly tone; "She barked into the dictaphone"

murmur, speak softly, speak indistinctly

v. speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"

mutter, maunder, mumble, maffle, mussitate

v. talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

carp, chicane, cavil

v. raise trivial objections

crab, fish for crab

v. fish for crab

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