a. [ Cf. Dan. grum furious, Sw. grym, AS. gram, and E. grim, and grumble. √35. ]
v. i.
L'Avare, not using half his store,
Still grumbles that he has no more. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To express or utter with grumbling. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
A bad case of grumble. Mrs. H. H. Jackson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who grumbles. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a grumbling manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. grume, cf. F. grumeau a little heap, clot of blood, dim. fr. L. grumus. ] A thick, viscid fluid; a clot, as of blood. Quincy. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a grum manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Clustered in grains at intervals; grumous. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. grumeleux. See Grume. ]