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begrumbles

begrumbles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of begrumble.

Meaning of begrumble

Verb

begrumble (third-person singular simple present begrumbles, present participle begrumbling, simple past and past participle begrumbled)

  1. (intransitive) To grumble.
    • Then why should people begrumble to pay a decent price for the upkeep of the great picture gallery of the world, universal Nature, teeming with the masterpieces of the master artist Nature?1902, Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Home Farmer, page 402
  2. (transitive) To grumble at or to.
    • Scratcheting roof-possums haunt gamely chomp & claw - preening in midnight garrets above our bed begrumbling us our sleep sometimes1983, Westerly - Volumes 28-29, page 50

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Questions about begrumbles

What is begrumbles the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Begrumbles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of begrumble.

Words near begrumbles in the dictionary

  1. begrudging
  2. begrudgingly
  3. begrudgingness
  4. begrumble
  5. begrumbled
  6. begrumbles
  7. begrumbling
  8. begrumpled
  9. begruntle
  10. begrutch
  11. begrutched

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