different between grumble vs mourn

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

Alternative forms

• morne (14th - 15th centuries)

Etymology

From Middle English mornen, mournen, from Old English murnan, from Proto-Germanic *murnan?. Cognate with French morne (“gloomy”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: môrn, IPA^(key): /m??n/; (rare) enPR: mo?orn, IPA^(key): /m??n/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: môn, IPA^(key): /m??n/; (rare) enPR: mo?orn, IPA^(key): /m??n/
• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: m?rn, IPA^(key): /mo(?)?n/; (rare) enPR: mo?orn, IPA^(key): /m??n/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /mo?n/; (rare) enPR: mo?orn, IPA^(key): /m??n/
• Rhymes: -??(?)n
• Homophones: morne, mourne; morn (accents with the horse–hoarse merger)

Verb

mourn (third-person singular simple present mourns, present participle mourning, simple past and past participle mourned)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).

   • Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

2. (transitive) To utter in a sorrowful manner.
3. (intransitive) To wear mourning.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

mourn (countable and uncountable, plural mourns)

1. (now literary) Sorrow, grief.
2. A ring fitted upon the head of a lance to prevent wounding an adversary in tilting.

See also

Anagrams

• Munro, munro