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grumbles

grumbles is the plural of grumble.

grumbles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of grumble.

Meaning of grumble

Noun

grumble (plural grumbles)

  1. (onomatopoeic) A high thundering, rumbling or growling sound.
  2. The sound made by a hungry stomach.
  3. A surly complaint.
    • That whiner is never without a grumble to share.

See all 6 meanings of grumble

Proper noun capitalized: Grumbles

Grumbles (plural Grumbleses)

  1. A surname.

Forms of grumbles

pluralGrumbleses

Origin of grumbles

Apparently, a variant of Grumble.

Questions about grumbles

What does grumbles mean?
Grumbles means a surname.
What is grumbles the plural of?
Grumbles is the plural of grumble.
What part of speech is grumbles?
Grumbles is a proper noun.

Words near grumbles in the dictionary

  1. grumantite
  2. grumble
  3. grumbled
  4. grumbler
  5. grumblers
  6. grumbles
  7. Grumbleses
  8. grumblesome
  9. grumblest
  10. grumbleth
  11. grumbletonian

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