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Grammar : Noun
Spell : gruhm-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgrʌm bəl

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Définition of grumbler

Origin :
  • 1580s, from Middle French grommeler "mutter between the teeth" or directly from Middle Dutch grommelen "murmur, mutter, grunt," from grommen "to rumble, growl." Imitative, or perhaps akin to grim. Related: Grumbled; grumbling.
  • noun grouch
Example sentences :
  • Helloa, you are more of a grumbler than I ever saw you before.
  • Extract from : « Old Ebenezer » by Opie Read
  • The grumbler of the day's march is very frequently the joker of the bivouac.
  • Extract from : « Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals » by William H. Armstrong
  • There is my brother, a grumbler too, but professes to have a wiser head than mine.
  • Extract from : « The Parisians, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • I confess that I am always pleased with the Parson in the character of grumbler.
  • Extract from : « Backlog Studies » by Charles Dudley Warner
  • The lady is from Marblehead; the other has before-time been dubbed the Grumbler.
  • Extract from : « Alamo Ranch » by Sarah Warner Brooks
  • The boaster soon exhausts his subject; the grumbler has matter that lasts for ever.
  • Extract from : « Springhaven » by R. D. Blackmore
  • "Show me a volunteer and I'll show you a grumbler," put in the Governor, laughing.
  • Extract from : « The Battle Ground » by Ellen Glasgow
  • The grumbler can go to a restaurant and take a cup and drink it up for a dime.
  • Extract from : « Breakfasts and Teas » by Paul Pierce
  • I am no grumbler, but I do like to see the sun at least 300 days out of the 365.
  • Extract from : « Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa » by Alfred W. Drayson
  • "You call me Gruidor, and grumbler I am," said he of the sweet eyes, with a laugh.
  • Extract from : « The Infidel, Vol. I. » by Robert Montgomery Bird
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