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grumblest

grumblest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of grumble.

Meaning of grumble

Verb

grumble (third-person singular simple present grumbles, present participle grumbling, simple past and past participle grumbled)

  1. (intransitive) To make a low, growling or rumbling noise, like a hungry stomach or certain animals.
    • The distant thunder grumbles.
  2. (intransitive) To complain; to murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.
    • He grumbles about the food constantly, but has yet to learn to cook.
  3. (transitive) To utter in a grumbling fashion.
    • He grumbled that there was no grain "in the country" and that people were talking instead of working to provide it.2001, Harry Willcox Pfanz, Gettysburg — the first day

See all 6 meanings of grumble

Origin of grumblest

grumble + -est

Questions about grumblest

What is grumblest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Grumblest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of grumble.

Words near grumblest in the dictionary

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

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