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<hw>Grum"ble</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To express or utter with grumbling.</def>

<h1>Grumble</h1> <Xpage=654>

<hw>Grum"ble</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The noise of one that grumbles.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A grumbling, discontented disposition.</def>

<blockquote>A bad case of <b>grumble</b>. <i>Mrs. H. H. Jacksn. </i></blockquote>

<h1>Grumbler</h1> <Xpage=654>

<hw>Grum"bler</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who grumbles.</def>

<h1>Grumblingly</h1> <Xpage=654>

<hw>Grum"bling*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a grumbling manner.</def>

<h1>Grume</h1> <Xpage=654>

<hw>Grume</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>grume</ets>, cf. F. <ets>grumeau</ets> a little heap, clot of blood, dim. fr. L. <ets>grumus</ets>.]</ety> <def>A thick, viscid fluid; a clot, as of blood.</def>

<i>Quincy.</i>

<h1>Grumbly</h1> <Xpage=654>

<hw>Grumb"ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a grum manner.</def>

<h1>Grumose</h1> <Xpage=654>

<hw>Gru*mose"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Clustered in grains at intervals; grumous.</def>

<h1>Grumous</h1> <Xpage=654>

<hw>Gru"mous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>grumeleux</ets>. See <er>Grume</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Resembling or containing grume; thick; concreted; clotted; <as>as, grumous blood</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Grumose</er>.</def>

<h1>Grumousness</h1> <Xpage=654>

<hw>Gru"mous*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state of being grumous.</def>

<h1>gRUMPILY</h1> <Xpage=654>

<hw>gRUMPI*LY</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>ADV.</tt> <def>In a surly manner; sullenly.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<h1>gRUMPY</h1> <Xpage=654>

<hw>gRUMPY</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Grumblle</er>, and <er>Grum</er>.]</ety> <def>Surly; dissatisfied; grouty.</def> <mark>[Collog.]</mark>

<i>Ferby.</i>

<h1>Grundel</h1> <Xpage=654>

<hw>Grun"del</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Groundling</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A groundling (fish).</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

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