grommeler

== French == === Etymology === From Middle French grommeler, from Old French grumeler (“to murmur, grumble”), from Middle Dutch grommelen (“to murmur, mutter, grunt”), frequentative of Middle Dutch grommen, related to Low German grummeln (“to grumble”), German grummeln (“to grumble”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʁɔm.le/ === Verb === grommeler (colloquial) to grumble, mutter Synonym: murmurer ==== Conjugation ==== This verb is conjugated like parler, except the -e- /ə/ of the second-to-last syllable becomes -è- /ɛ/ when the next vowel is a silent or schwa -e-, as in the third-person singular present indicative il grommèle and the third-person singular future indicative il grommèlera. ==== Derived terms ==== grommellement === Further reading === “grommeler”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012