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Definitions for Grumbly

[1] to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly.
[2] to utter low, indistinct sounds; growl.
[3] to rumble: The thunder grumbled in the west.
[4] to express or utter with murmuring or complaining.
[5] an expression of discontent; complaint; unhappy murmur; growl.
[6] grumbles, a grumbling, discontented mood.
[7] a rumble.
[8] to utter (complaints) in a nagging or discontented way
[9] (intr) to make low dull rumbling sounds
[10] a complaint; grouse
[11] a low rumbling sound

Words related to Grumbly

grumblecantankerous, captious, carping, censorious, complaining, critical, cross, crying, discontented, dissatisfied, edgy, fault-finding, fretful, grumbling, irritable, lamenting, petulant, plaintive, snappy, sour

Words nearby Grumbly

grumblegruff, gruffy, grugru, gruiform, grum, grumble, grumbling appendix, grume, grummet, grumous, grump

Origin of Grumbly

e1580–90; perhaps frequentative of Old English grymman to wail; compare Dutch grommelen, German grummeln, French grommeler (< Gmc)

Other words from Grumbly

grum·bler , noun
grum·bling·ly , adverb
grum·bly , adjective
un·grum·bling , adjective

Word origin for Grumbly

eC16: from Middle Low German grommelen, of Germanic origin; see grim

Synonyms for Grumbly

bearish, bemoaning, cantankerous, captious, carping, censorious, complaining, critical, cross, crying, deploring, discontented, dissatisfied, edgy, fault-finding, fretful, grousing, grumbling, huffy irascible, irritable, lamenting, out of sorts peevish, petulant, plaintive, scrappy, snappy, sour, testy, thin-skinned touchy, uptight, wailing, waspish, waspy, whimpering, whining, whiny