Grumble vs Bleat - What's the difference?

Grumble is a related term of bleat.

As nouns the difference between grumble and bleat

is that grumble is (onomatopoeia) a low thundering, rumbling or growling sound while bleat is the characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.

As verbs the difference between grumble and bleat

is that grumble is to make a low, growling or rumbling noise, like a hungry stomach or certain animals while bleat is of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry.

grumble

English

Noun

(en noun)

(onomatopoeia) A low thundering, rumbling or growling sound.

The sound made by a hungry stomach.

A complaint.

That whiner is never without a grumble to share.

Derived terms

* grumbly

Verb

(grumbl)

To make a low, growling or rumbling noise, like a hungry stomach or certain animals.

The distant thunder grumbles .

* {{quote-book

, year=1995 , author=Terry C. Johnston , title=Dance on the Wind , page=15 , passage=It made his stomach grumble in protest to think the mule was eating, and here he was worrying about her with an empty belly of his own.}}

To complain; to murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.

He grumbles about the food constantly, but has yet to learn to cook.

To utter in a grumbling fashion.

* 2001 , Harry Willcox Pfanz, Gettysburg — the first day?

He grumbled that there was no grain "in the country" and that people were talking instead of working to provide it.

Synonyms

* See also

Derived terms

* grumbler

bleat

English

Alternative forms

* (Scotland)

Noun

(en noun)

The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.

Synonyms

* (sheep's cry ) baa, baaing, bleating

Verb

(en verb)

Of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry.

(informal) Of a person, to complain.

The last thing we need is to hear them bleating to us about organizational problems.

Synonyms

* (1): baa * (2): kvetch (US''), moan, whinge (''British ), whine

Anagrams

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