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grumblingly

/ˈɡɹəmbəɫɪŋli/ adv

While or as if grumbling

Word Origin Grumble is an old word for murmuring, from Proto-Germanic 'grummōną' — you can almost hear the low rumbling sound. Grumblingly adds -ing and -ly to make an adverb: in a grumbling manner. The word is onomatopoeic, like growl and rumble.

adv While or as if grumbling

He grumblingly completed the tedious paperwork his boss assigned.

(副词) 抱怨地；嘟囔地

他嘟囔着完成了老板分配的繁琐文书工作。

(adverbio) Mientras o como si se estuviera quejando

Completó refunfuñando el tedioso papeleo que le asignó su jefe.

(adverbe) en grommelant; en ronchonnant; en maugréant; en bougonnant; en rouspétant [En grommelant ; d'une manière qui exprime le mécontentement.]

Il a **grumblingly** terminé la paperasse fastidieuse que son patron lui avait confiée.

(Adverb) Auf eine mürrische, unwillige Weise; mit hörbarem Murren oder Meckern.

Er erledigte die lästige Papierarbeit seines Chefs **grumblingly**.

(副詞) ぶつぶつ不平を言いながら、まるで不満そうであるかのように。

彼は上司に割り当てられた退屈な書類をぶつぶつ言いながら仕上げた。

(advérbio) reclamando; resmungando; murmurando; queixando-se [Reclamando ou como se estivesse reclamando.]

Resmungando, ele completou a papelada tediosa que seu chefe havia designado.

Synonyms: complainingly murmuringly resentfully discontentedly peevishly Antonyms: happily contentedly cheerfully approvingly
Word parts: grumble + ing + ly

Related words

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