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Grumble vs Mourn - What's the difference?

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Grumble is a related term of mourn.


As nouns the difference between grumble and mourn

is that grumble is (onomatopoeia) a low thundering, rumbling or growling sound while mourn is sorrow, grief.

As verbs the difference between grumble and mourn

is that grumble is to make a low, growling or rumbling noise, like a hungry stomach or certain animals while mourn is to express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).

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

    See also

    * rumble English reporting verbs

    mourn

    English

    Alternative forms

    * morne

    Verb

  • To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
  • * Bible, Genesis xxiii. 2
    • Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
  • * Shakespeare
    • We mourn' in black; why ' mourn we not in blood?

    Related terms

    * mourner * mournful * mourning

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Sorrow, grief.
  • *:
  • *:Anone after ther cam balen / and whan he sawe kynge Arthur / he alyght of his hors / and cam to the kynge on foote / and salewed hym / by my hede saide Arthur ye be welcome / Sire ryght now cam rydynge this way a knyght makynge grete moorne / for what cause I can not telle
  • A ring fitted upon the head of a lance to prevent wounding an adversary in tilting.

    • See also

    * grieve * lament * sorrow

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