grumble vs rumble

grumble

noun
  • A low thundering, rumbling or growling sound. 

  • The sound made by a hungry stomach. 

  • A surly complaint. 

verb
  • To utter in a grumbling fashion. 

  • To complain; to murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner. 

  • To make a low, growling or rumbling noise, like a hungry stomach or certain animals. 

rumble

noun
  • A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach. 

  • A street fight or brawl. 

  • A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or polished by friction against each other. 

intj
  • An onomatopoeia describing a rumbling noise 

verb
  • To move while making a rumbling noise. 

  • To make a low, heavy, continuous sound. 

  • To fight; to brawl. 

  • to provide haptic feedback by vibrating. 

  • To cause to pass through a rumble, or polishing machine. 

  • To discover deceitful or underhanded behaviour. 

How often have the words grumble and rumble occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )