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Grumble vs Mumble - What's the difference?

grumble | mumble |

Mumble is a synonym of grumble.



As nouns the difference between grumble and mumble

is that grumble is a low thundering, rumbling or growling sound while mumble is a quiet or unintelligible vocalization.

As verbs the difference between grumble and mumble

is that grumble is to make a low, growling or rumbling noise, like a hungry stomach or certain animals while mumble is to speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate.

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

    mumble

    English

    Verb

  • (intransitive) To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate.
    • Please try not to mumble so I can hear you better.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Peace, you mumbling fool.
  • * Otway
    • A wrinkled hag, with age grown double, / Picking dry sticks, and mumbling to herself.
  • To chew something gently with closed lips.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * mumblage * mumblecore * mumblenews * mumbler * mumblety peg

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A quiet or unintelligible vocalization.
    • All I could hear was a mumble from the next room.
  • A low tone of voice.
    • ''He spoke in a mumble .