French-English translations for grommeler

growl
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The dog growled at me as I walked pastThe old man growled his displeasure at the postman
grumble
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That whiner is never without a grumble to share.The distant thunder grumbles.He grumbles about the food constantly, but has yet to learn to cook.

mutter
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The prisoners were docile, and accepted their lot with barely a mutter.You could hear the students mutter as they were served sodden spaghetti, yet again, in the cafeteria.The beggar muttered words of thanks, as passersby dropped coins in his cup.