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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grumble, mumble |
| Synonyms: | complain, croak, groan, grouch, grouse, growl, grunt, moan, muddle, murmur, rumble, snarl, sputter, swallow, whisper |
| Antonyms: | speak clearly |
| Main Entry: | bark |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shout |
| Synonyms: | bawl, bellow, clamor, cry, growl, grumble, mutter, roar, snap, snarl, yell |
| Main Entry: | gripe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complain |
| Synonyms: | bellyache, blow off, carp, crab, fuss, groan, grouch, grouse, grumble, kvetch, moan, murmur, mutter, nag, squawk, take on*, whine, yammer, yawp |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grouch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complain a lot |
| Synonyms: | bellyache, carp, find fault, gripe, grouse, grumble, moan, murmur, mutter, scold, whine |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
| Main Entry: | grumble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | murmur, rumble |
| Synonyms: | bark, croak, gnarl, gnarr, growl, grunt, gurgle, mumble, mutter, roar, roll, snap, snarl, snuffle, splutter, whine |
| Main Entry: | jabber |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | talk incessantly and trivially |
| Synonyms: | babble, blather, chatter, drivel, gab, go on and on, jaw, mumble, murmur, mutter, prate, ramble, run off at mouth, shoot the breeze, talk, tattle, utter, yak, yap |
| Antonyms: | be silent |
| Main Entry: | mumble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | say low and inarticulately |
| Synonyms: | grumble, maunder, murmur, mutter, ramble, rumble, say to oneself, speak, stammer, stutter, swallow, talk, utter, verbalize, vocalize, voice, whimper, whine, whisper |
| Antonyms: | speak clearly |
| Main Entry: | murmur |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | low, continuous sound |
| Synonyms: | babble, buzz, buzzing, drone, grumble, hum, humming, mumble, murmuration, mutter, muttering, purr, rumble, rumor, susurration, undertone, whisper, whispering |
| Main Entry: | murmur |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make low, continuous sound |
| Synonyms: | babble, burble, buzz, drip, drone, flow, growl, gurgle, hum, meander, moan, mumble, mutter, purl, purr, ripple, rumble, stage-whisper, stammer, stutter, susurrate, tinkle, trickle, utter, verbalize, vocalize, voice, whisper |
| Antonyms: | speak clearly |
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