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brontolare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chunter verb To speak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter.
  • 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.
  • hum verb To sing a tune with your lips closed, without forming words.
  • rumble noun A deep, continuous, low sound, like distant thunder.

Senses

brontolare is used for these senses in English:

  • chunter (British, Ireland, dialect) To grumble, complain.
  • grouse (intransitive, originally, military, _, slang, informal) To complain or grumble. [from late 19th c.]
  • hum (intransitive) To make a sound from the vocal cords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.
  • rumble (intransitive) To make a low, heavy, continuous sound.

chunter — full definition

  1. verb To speak in a soft, indistinct manner, mutter.
  2. verb To grumble, complain.

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.

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