grumbling

1. 1.

   continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound

   “the rumbling rolling sound of thunder”

   Synonymsrumbling

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Other forms of grumbling

plural

grumblings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about grumbling

What does grumbling mean?

grumbling means "a loud low dull continuous noise". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in grumbling?

grumbling has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈɡɹʌmbəlɪŋ/.

What is another word for grumbling?

Close synonyms include rumble, rumbling, grumble, grumble, murmur. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is grumbling a common word?

grumbling is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.