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Grummeln — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • grouse noun A plump game bird found in moorland and northern regions, often hunted for sport and food.
  • grumble verb To complain in a low, muttering, discontented way.
  • hurtle verb To propel or throw (something) hard or violently; to fling, to hurl.

Senses

Grummeln is used for these senses in English:

  • grouse (intransitive, originally, military, _, slang, informal) To complain or grumble. [from late 19th c.]
  • grumble (onomatopoeia) A low thundering, rumbling or growling sound.
  • hurtle To make a sound of things clashing or colliding together; to clatter, to rattle; hence, to move with such a sound.

grouse — full definition

  1. noun A plump game bird found in moorland and northern regions, often hunted for sport and food.
  2. verb To complain or grumble, often persistently.
  3. noun A complaint.

grumble — full definition

  1. verb To complain in a low, muttering, discontented way.
  2. noun A low rumbling sound, or a muttered complaint.

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