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Grumble Grumbling Low Mutter Make Word ɡrʌmbl Salary

Front grumble
Pron ['ɡrʌmbl]
Back 【GRUMBLE】
He was always grumbling about his low salary.
他总是抱怨他的薪水太低。
【重点词汇】
grumble v. 抱怨 同: mutter
Vocab
grumblemake complaining remarks or noises under one's breath

When you grumble, you complain about something clearly but quietly, in a low mutter. Some people grumble a hundred times a day, about everything from the weather to the traffic to their bad luck at bowling.

The verb grumble is a great example of onomatopoeia, a word that sounds just like what it means. When you say "grumble" out loud, you're practically already grumbling about something. The origin of grumble is the Middle French word grommeler, or "mutter through the teeth." Just think about the things in life that make you want to mutter through your teeth and you'll probably start to grumble.

All forms of 'grumble' will appear on average once every 450 pages.
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