grumbler
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈɡrʌmblər/
:
quejoso
- This was a long-winded way to say that I, like the other grumblers here, would like to see facts when Glenn changes direction.
Examples
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The fatherland does not only need soldiers, grumbler, but also poets to give them the courage they don't have on their own.
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He's a grumbler, but she gets her way.
Blog text (2) -
Grumblers complain that they're competing with offshore workers who give lowball figures to win assignments.
Blog text (23) -
His hands reach toward the mountains, beckoning in the dawn, or, as some grumblers complain, calling for looming light to dispel his self-inflicted darkness.
Fiction book (1994) -
The grumbler at work always finds something to complain about during meetings.
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Whenever we have a team outing, one grumbler is guaranteed to voice their dissatisfaction.
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People often roll their eyes at the local grumbler who criticizes every new policy.
Synonyms
41
3.7
A person who cries or complains too easily
23
4.3
A person who complains a lot about small things in an annoying way
14
5.2
A person who is often bad-tempered and complains
11
2.8
A person who often says they are unhappy about things
10
6.7
A person who complains often in an annoying way
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9.9
An old word for a person, often a woman, who always complains and finds fault
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8.8
A person who often complains about small, not important things
1
5.5
A person who complains a lot about small things
1
9.9
A person who often complains about small things
1
8.4
A person who often complains about many things
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8.4
A person who complains a lot about small things
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6.5
A person who often complains about small, unimportant things
1
9.9
A person who complains a lot about small details
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9.1
A person who often complains in an annoying way
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9.9
A person who often whines and complains in an annoying way
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8.4
A person who complains a lot about small things
A person who often complains about small, unimportant things
A person who complains a lot, often about small things
A person who keeps complaining or criticizing in an annoying way
A person who often tells others they are wrong in an annoying way
A person who often says they are unhappy and finds fault with many small things
A woman or girl who often says she is unhappy about small things
A person who always complains in an annoying way
Antonyms
How Complaining
- Offensive
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5.5
- Offensive
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4.3
11
2.8
1
5.3
- Formal
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8.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word grumbler comes from the verb grumble, which copies a low, quiet sound like a small 'rumble' and came to mean 'to complain'. So a grumbler is someone who often makes low, repeated complaints.