Grumble about Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈɡɹəmbəɫ/ /əˈbaʊt

GRUM-buhl uh-BOWT

UK

ɡɹˈʌmbəl/ /ɐbˈaʊt

grUM-buhl ub-OWT

التعريف

To complain quietly or in a low voice about something, usually in a way that shows annoyance or dissatisfaction.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mostly informal; often refers to ongoing, minor or petty complaints rather than serious issues. Typical collocations: 'grumble about the weather', 'grumble about work.' Common to hear in everyday conversation but not used in formal writing. Softer than 'complain.'

• Spanish: quejarse de - refunfuñar por
• Portuguese (BR): reclamar sobre - resmungar sobre
• Portuguese (PT): reclamar de - resmungar de
• Chinese (Simplified): 抱怨
• Chinese (Traditional): 抱怨
• Hindi: बड़बड़ाना (के बारे में)
• Arabic: يتذمر من
• Bengali: কিছু নিয়ে গুজগুজ করা - অসন্তোষ প্রকাশ করা
• Russian: ворчать о - жаловаться на
• Japanese: 〜についてぶつぶつ言う
• Vietnamese: cằn nhằn về - phàn nàn về
• Korean: 불평하다 - 투덜거리다
• Turkish: yakınmak - homurdanmak (bir şey hakkında)
• Urdu: کڑکڑانا - شکوہ کرنا (کسی چیز کے بارے میں)
• Indonesian: menggerutu tentang - mengeluh tentang

جمل نموذجية

He always grumbles about the cold weather.

basic

The students grumbled about the long homework.

basic

My brother grumbles about helping with chores.

basic

People love to grumble about the traffic every Monday morning.

natural

"Stop grumbling about your job," she told him with a smile.

natural

Whenever dinner is late, Dad starts to grumble about being hungry.

natural