Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who grumbles or murmurs; one who complains or expresses discontent.
- noun A fish of the family Triglidæ; a gurnard: so called from its making a grumbling noise while struggling to disengage itself from the hook.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who grumbles.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who persistently
grumbles ; acomplainer
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
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Examples
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Indeed, Esmond's general, who was known as a grumbler, and to have a hearty mistrust of the great Duke, and hundreds more officers besides, did not scruple to say that these private reasons came to the Duke in the shape of crown-pieces from the French King, by whom the
The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne William Makepeace Thackeray 1837
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This blog takes its name from the French word grognard, which means roughly "grumbler" or "grouch."
What's a Grognard? James Maliszewski 2008
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Indeed, Esmond’s general, who was known as a grumbler, and to have a hearty mistrust of the great Duke, and hundreds more officers besides, did not scruple to say that these private reasons came to the Duke in the shape of crown-pieces from the French King, by whom the
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He was a grumbler to start with but, when the smoking ban was introduced, things really turned sour.
Down go the fairy lights and down go Middlesbrough's promotion hopes | Harry Pearson 2012
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Duke was interrupted by the grumbler, who was angry now.
Blonde, Black and Blood Red nathreee 2010
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There was no need for the data to be obtained in such a roundabout way when there was a well-established legal remedy already available. grumbler on Sep 29th, 2009 at 3: 11 pm:
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Albert Rudin was a chronic grumbler, and Clark had learned to ignore it.
Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010
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Albert Rudin was a chronic grumbler, and Clark had learned to ignore it.
Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010
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Albert Rudin was a chronic grumbler, and Clark had learned to ignore it.
Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010
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Gilmour has regularly been described as the stereotypical Yorkshire grumbler by team-mates – Brian Noble, who was the Great Britain coach when both he and Wellens scored tries in the Lions 'famous victory over Australia in Sydney in 2006, confirms that "Gilly does love a whinge".
Marathon men Paul Wellens and Lee Gilmour are a credit to Super League 2010
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