Synonyms

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maturing, maturating, ripening, growl, v. 1. snarl, murmur, gnarl, gnar, groan; bank, howl, yelp, yap; roar, bellow, rumble, thunder, boom, resound.
2. complain, grumble, crab, Inf. gripe, fume, clamor, Inf. raise a fuss, Inf. yammer, SI. grouse, SI. grouch, SI. squawk, SI. beef, SI. bitch, Dial, holler; lament, moan, groan, SI. kvetch, SI. bellyache.
-n. 3. snarl, murmur, groan, grownup, n. adult, man, gentleman, woman, lady, grown-up, adj. mature, old enough to know better; adult, of age, at the age of consent, at the age of majority; big, grown, developed, fully developed, fully grown, full-grown; (of movies and literature) X-rated, pornographic, obscene, growth, n. 1. augmentation, increase, proliferation, multiplication, enlargement, aggrandizement, expansion, extension; magnification, amplification, deepening, heightening; widening, thickening, broadening; inflation, distension, dilatation, dilation; waxing, swelling.
2. development, maturation, germination, evolution; burgeoning, pullulation, shooting up, springing up, upcropping, sprouting; unfolding, opening, blooming, blossoming, flowering, ripening.
3. progress, movement forward, headway; promotion, furtherance, improvement, advancement, rise, elevation.
4. Pathology, excrescence, excretion, Biol, auxesis, tumor, lump, intumescence, tumefaction; protuberance, protrusion, prominence; blister, blain, boil.
5. consequence, result, effect, event, outcome, issue, upshot; outgrowth, aftermath, turnout. grub, v. 1. dig, delve, spade, excavate, unearth, disinter; root out, uproot, deracinate, extirpate, extract, pull or tear out, extricate; search, seek, hunt, probe, rummage, ferret out, explore, mine.
2. study, labor over, peruse, scrutinize; inspect, examine, look into; research, survey, scan, analyze.
3. grovel, toady, cringe, truckle; skimp and scrime, work around the clock; slave, plod. See drudge (def. 2). grubby, adj. 1. dirty, unclean, unwashed, SI. crummy, SI. grungy, messy, SI. looking like the cat's breakfast; filthy, foul, repulsive, wretched; sordid, squalid, ratty; slovenly, SI. raunchy, Inf scruffy, unkempt, untidy, shabby, seedy; frowzy, dowdy, frumpish, slatternly.
2. comtemptible, despicable, loathsome, abhorrent, abominable, hateful; worthless, SI. cruddy, SI. schmucky, mean; base, low, low-down, wormy, SI. putzy, vile. grudge, n. 1. resentment, spite, umbrage, offense, pique; grievance, bone to pick, Inf. ax to grind, Brit. crow to pluck; bitterness, ill will, malice, rancor, hard feelings, discontent; hatred, enmity, animosity, hate, virulence; spleen, gall, bile, venom; malevolence, malignancy, antipathy; envy, jealousy, covetousness, cupidity.
-v. 2. give in, give unwillingly, drag one's feet, force oneself to, do with regret; be loath, be averse, be reluctant.
3. resent, begrudge, mind, feel; envy, covet, be jealous of; take umbrage, take ill, take offense, take exception; be offended, be indignant, be piqued. grudging, adj. reluctant, not in the mood, with regret, regretting, half-hearted; unwilling, averse, loath, opposed; indisposed, disinclined, unacquiescent. grueling, adj. exhausting, tiring, wearying, fatiguing, uphill; severe, harsh, stern, intense, hard, fierce;