# grumble

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɹʌmbl̩/ · frequency rank #37,016

## Definitions
1. A high thundering, rumbling or growling sound.
2. The sound made by a hungry stomach.
3. A surly complaint.

## Etymology
Probably from Middle French grommeler, from Old French grumeler (“to murmur, grumble”), from Middle Dutch *grommelen ("to murmur, mutter, grunt"; > Modern Dutch grommelen (“to grumble”)), frequentative of Middle Dutch grommen (“to growl, grunt”). Cognate with Middle Low German grummelen (> Low German grummeln (“to grumble”)), German grummeln (“to grumble”), Norwegian dialectal grymja (“to growl, grunt”).

## Easily confused with
- **gamble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamble-vs-grumble)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ggrumble`, `grmuble`, `grrumble`, `grubmle`, `grumbble`, `grumbel`, `grumblle`, `grumlbe`, `grummble`, `gurmble`, `rgumble`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/grumble