murmur#1 (v)
mutter (v)
grumble (v)
croak (v)
gnarl (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 32
def make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
examples she grumbles when she feels overworked
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Frame - 22 Somebody ----s PP
Frame - 26 Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Outgoing links
Hypernym complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
Derivationally related form grumble → grumble
Derivationally related form grumble → grumbler
Derivationally related form grumble → grumbling
Derivationally related form mutter → mutter
Derivationally related form mutter → muttering
Derivationally related form murmur → murmur; murmur → murmurer
Derivationally related form murmur → murmuring
Incoming links
Derivationally related form muttering → mutter
Derivationally related form mutter → mutter
Derivationally related form murmuring → murmur
Derivationally related form murmur → murmur; murmurer → murmur
Derivationally related form grumbling → grumble
Derivationally related form grumble → grumble
Derivationally related form grumbler → grumble
Hyponym complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch

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