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begrumbling

begrumbling is the present participle and gerund 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 begrumbling

What is begrumbling the present participle and gerund of?
Begrumbling is the present participle and gerund of begrumble.

Words near begrumbling in the dictionary

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

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