German-English translations for murren

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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Almost all our governments grumble about civil servants' and judges' salaries. Fast alle Regierungen murren über die Gehälter der Beamten oder Richter. That whiner is never without a grumble to share.The distant thunder grumbles.

murmur
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A murmur arose from the audience.I couldnt hear the words; he just murmured a lotThe bees murmured in the forest. The waves murmured on the shore
mutter
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It is hardly shaking in its boots over the divided mutterings of Europe. Es wird angesichts des uneinigen Murrens aus Europa wohl kaum vor Angst schlottern. Angry mutterings from Paris and Berlin were all that was needed to ensure that this excellent draft directive was thrown out. Schon ein ärgerliches Murren aus Paris und Berlin reichte aus, um das Schicksal dieses hervorragenden Vorschlags für eine Dienstleistungsrichtlinie zu besiegeln. The prisoners were docile, and accepted their lot with barely a mutter.