different between grumble vs bewail

English

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????mbl?/
• Rhymes: -?mb?l

Noun

grumble (plural grumbles)

1. (onomatopoeia) A low thundering, rumbling or growling sound.
2. The sound made by a hungry stomach.
3. A surly complaint.

   That whiner is never without a grumble to share.

Derived terms

• grumbly

Translations

Verb

grumble (third-person singular simple present grumbles, present participle grumbling, simple past and past participle grumbled)

1. (intransitive) To make a low, growling or rumbling noise, like a hungry stomach or certain animals.

   The distant thunder grumbles.
2. (intransitive) 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.

3. (transitive) To utter in a grumbling fashion.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:complain

Derived terms

• begrumble
• grumbler

Translations

See also

• rumble

English

Etymology

From Middle English bewailen, equivalent to be- (“over, about”) +? wail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??we?l/
• Rhymes: -e?l

Verb

bewail (third-person singular simple present bewails, present participle bewailing, simple past and past participle bewailed)

1. To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for
   • c. 1607, William Shakespeare, Coriolanus, Act V, Scene 6,^[1]

     […] Though in this city he

     Hath widow’d and unchilded many a one,

     Which to this hour bewail the injury,

     Yet he shall have a noble memory.

   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Luke 8:52,^[2]

     And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.

   • 1820, William Wordsworth, “The Haunted Tree”^[3]

     […] when the wind

     Blows keenly, it sends forth a creaking sound

     (Above the general roar of woods and crags)

     Distinctly heard from far--a doleful note!

     As if (so Grecian shepherds would have deemed)

     The Hamadryad, pent within, bewailed

     Some bitter wrong.

Synonyms

• bemoan
• grieve
• lament

Derived terms

• bewailable
• bewailer
• bewailing
• bewailment

Translations

Anagrams

• Waibel