grummeln
German, verb[ˈɡʁʊml̩n]
grummeln is spelled G-R-U-M-M-E-L-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 85,035th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grummeln is a German verb meaning “to grumble (make a low sound, as of a discontent person, an empty stomach, a distant thunderstorm)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einen unzufriedenen Laut von sich geben”.
What does grummeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to grumble (make a low sound, as of a discontent person, an empty stomach, a distant thunderstorm)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. einen unzufriedenen Laut von sich geben
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of grummeln
- grummelt present singular third-person
- grummelte past
- gegrummelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- grummelnd participle present
- grummle first-person indicative present
- grummele first-person indicative present
- grummel first-person indicative present
- grummelst indicative present second-person
- grummelest second-person singular subjunctive
- grummlest second-person singular subjunctive
- grummelet plural second-person subjunctive
- grummlet plural second-person subjunctive
- grummelten first-person indicative plural
- grummeltest indicative preterite second-person
- grummeltet indicative plural preterite
- grummle! imperative singular
- grummelt! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce grummeln?
- [ˈɡʁʊml̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to grummeln
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is grummeln in German?
grummeln appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).