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grumblesome

grumblesome adjective: characterised or marked by grumbling.

Adjective

grumblesome (comparative more grumblesome, superlative most grumblesome)

  1. Characterised or marked by grumbling
    • “That's all lovely,” she said, settling her grumblesome tummy with a firm press of her palm.2014, Stephanie Perkins, My True Love Gave to Me
    • They take over the first two rows of seats in front of the stage, impatient and grumblesome and muttering about having done this too many times before.2015, Winona Kent, Cold Play

Forms of grumblesome

comparativemore grumblesome
superlativemost grumblesome

Origin of grumblesome

From grumble + -some.

Questions about grumblesome

What does grumblesome mean?
Grumblesome means characterised or marked by grumbling.
What part of speech is grumblesome?
Grumblesome is an adjective.

Words near grumblesome in the dictionary

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

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