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Definition of grumbling noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

grumbling

noun

NAmE//ˈɡrʌmblɪŋ//

1[uncountable] the act of complaining about something We didn't hear any grumbling about the food.

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2grumblings [plural] protests about something that come from a number of people but that are not expressed very clearly

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