Synonyms for grumbler
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : gruhm-buh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgrʌm bəl |
Top 10 synonyms for grumbler Other synonyms for the word grumbler
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
- 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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