Grumbling Meaning
/ɡrˈʌmbəlɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbpresent participle and gerund of grumble
nouncomplaining
"the grumblings of a bad-tempered man"
"The commissions paid on this transaction were high and gave rise to grumblings in Great Britain about a “banker's ramp.”"— 1990, Randall Bennett Woods, A Changing of the Guard: Anglo-American Relations, 1941-1946, page 409:
nounrumbling
Sentence Examples
Stop your grumbling and get the work out of the way.
My grandfather was always grumbling about something or other.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ workers loudly refused to do any more work because they were angry.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We could hear the distant ____ of thunder as the dark storm clouds slowly rolled across the valley.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ workers loudly refused to do any more work because they were angry.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We could hear the distant ____ of thunder as the dark storm clouds slowly rolled across the valley.