Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grumbling

/ɡɹˈʌmbəlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: grum-bling
IPA: /ɡɹˈʌmbəlɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of grumble

noun

noun

Example Sentences

"the grumblings of a bad-tempered man"
"For having submitted my ears to Acutilius for several days (and I think you know his style), I should scarcely have regarded it as a hardship to write you a letter describing his grumblings after patiently enduring the bore (and it was rather a bore, I can tell you) of hearing them."
"The commissions paid on this transaction were high and gave rise to grumblings in Great Britain about a “banker's ramp.”"

Inflected Forms

grumblings (plural) more grumbling (comparative) most grumbling (superlative)

Derived Forms

grumblingly ungrumbling

Synonyms

rumbling grumble murmur murmuring mutter muttering rumble

Rhymes With

stumbling crumbling tumbling humbling rumbling mumbling fumbling bumbling

Questions

How do you pronounce grumbling?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹˈʌmbəlɪŋ/.
What does grumbling mean?: present participle and gerund of grumble

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