brontolare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- chunter verb To talk quietly and not very clearly, so that words are hard to make out.
- 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
- verb To talk quietly and not very clearly, so that words are hard to make out.
- verb To grumble, complain.
grouse — full definition
- noun A plump game bird found in moorland and northern regions, often hunted for sport and food.
- verb To complain or grumble, often persistently.
- noun A complaint.
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