begrumble
English
editEtymology
editFrom be- (“about”) + grumble.
Verb
editbegrumble (third-person singular simple present begrumbles, present participle begrumbling, simple past and past participle begrumbled)
- (intransitive) To grumble.
- 1902, Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Home Farmer, page 402:
- Then why should people begrumble to pay a decent price for the upkeep of the great picture gallery of the world, universal Nature, teeming with the masterpieces of the master artist Nature?
- (transitive) To grumble at or to.
- 1983, Westerly - Volumes 28-29, page 50:
- Scratcheting roof-possums haunt gamely chomp & claw - preening in midnight garrets above our bed begrumbling us our sleep sometimes
- 2014, Laura May, Pickles and Ponies:
- The begrumbled human face looked at the kind old lady in the cottage with something akin to terror.
Adjective
editbegrumble (not comparable)