English → Latin
“grumble” in Latin
murmurōto murmur, mutter; to murmur or grumble at, complain ofcommurmurōto murmur with othersfremōto murmur, mutter, grumble, growl at or after something; to complain loudly; to roar, growl, hum, rumble, buzz, howl, snquerorto complain, lament, bewail; to be indignantsēdōto allay, settle, still, calm, assuage or appease; to end, stop or stay
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
grumble
murmurare: commurmurare (to murmur from dissatisfaction; the latter of several persons): fremere (of the murmurs of a multitude; against anything, adversus aliquid): queri (to complain; aliquid, de aliquo or aliqua re; also with infinitive or quod; also absolute): conqueri aliquid, de aliqua re (absolutely, with accusative and infinitive [not Cic.], and once in Tac., with cur and subjunctive). To bear anything without grumbling, sedate or aequo animo ferre aliquid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for grumble?
- The usual Latin words for “grumble” are murmurō, commurmurō, fremō; also queror, sēdō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.