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n. - A complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone; A loud low dull continuous noise adj. - Muttering discontentedly; Continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound.

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  • The grumbling boarders requested a meeting with the cook
  • Verb (used without object) : The thunder grumbled in the west
  • Usually the grumbling is a ploy to keep signing costs down.
  • We're right in grumbling; that's the only thing we're right in.
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