grummeln

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German

Etymology

From Low and Central German dialects, from Middle Low German grummelen and northern Middle High German *grummeln, iterative of grummen. A relation with Gram and grimmig is theoretically possible, but the words certainly have a strong onomatopoeic element. Cognate with Dutch grommelen, English grumble.

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Verb

grummeln (weak, third-person singular present grummelt, past tense grummelte, past participle gegrummelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to grumble (make a low sound, as of a discontent person, an empty stomach, a distant thunderstorm)
    • 2024 April 30, Ulrich Reitz, Carolin Blüchel, “SPD bleibt an der Macht – eine schmerzhafte Entscheidung hat sie noch vor sich”, in Focus.de:
      Für die geringe Beteiligung macht Reitz vor allem die Unzufriedenheit innerhalb der Partei verantwortlich – eine Unzufriedenheit, die er als strukturell beschreibt:
      „Die SPD ist ja 'ne Grummelpartei.“ Die Genossen seien keine „Partei der Optimisten“, sondern Menschen, „die strukturell unzufrieden sind“. Die Sozialdemokraten seien „die Nöl- und Nörgelpartei“, deren Daseinszweck darin liege, das Leben verbessern zu wollen – was ihr jedoch „niemals gelingt“. Entsprechend sei die aktuelle Beteiligung von gut 50 Prozent sogar „vergleichsweise viel“.
      For the low turnout Reitz makes responsible discontent within the party, in particular—a discontent he describes as structural:
      ”The SPD, to wit, is a grumble party.” It would not be a “party of optimists” but people who are “structurally disconcerted”. The social democrats would be “the party of bickering and bellyaching”, whose sole purpose of existence is to improve wellbeing in life—in which they “never succeed”. To accord with this, the present turnout of about 50 percent is “relative high”.

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Further reading

  • grummeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • grummeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • grummeln” in Duden online