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to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
he grumbled about how sore his feet were after standing all day
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Recent Examples of grumbling
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
4 May 2026
But many questions went unanswered, frustrating many murmuring and grumbling attendees.
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Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
There has been some grumbling about the health plan changes on writers’ private Facebook groups.
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Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
There was some grumbling at the outset—mostly about cutting down trees—but everybody soon went all in on this one.
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Joshua Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
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Verb
In the meantime, however, there is also grumbling that their party isn’t doing enough to address rising costs.
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Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
4 May 2026
But many questions went unanswered, frustrating many murmuring and grumbling attendees.
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Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
There has been some grumbling about the health plan changes on writers’ private Facebook groups.
—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
There was some grumbling at the outset—mostly about cutting down trees—but everybody soon went all in on this one.
—
Joshua Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for grumbling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grumbling
Adjective
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An energy vampire has bad body language, the complaining look on their face, the vocal complainer.
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The couple’s relationship began with a friendship bracelet and a podcast shout-out in July 2023, and by September Swift was screaming profanities in support of her new favorite football player.
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As Rayan began screaming, al-Ajeen, whose family has long farmed in the area, picked up his son and began walking again.
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This ground beef casserole will satisfy all the rumbling stomachs at your table.
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The house sits on a road tucked alongside a steep railroad embankment, where tracks carry rumbling trains to a rail yard in the village of fewer than 1,000 residents.
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The death toll includes at least 19 children, 21 non-protesting civilians, and 165 in government or security forces.
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Among the dead were 13 children and 14 non-protesting civilians, HRANA said.
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Stop whining and complaining, people.
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Well, certainly a lot of whining about technology.
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Could the growling creature be responsible for the gouges by Zampanò’s dead body?
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The big question is whether people who pay hundreds of thousands of euros for growling gas-guzzlers will also shell out for electric versions.
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The process left Carruthers bleeding and moaning on May 21, according to the witness, Maria DeLiberato, senior counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union's Capital Punishment Project.
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The stuff with a load of people wearing wigs moaning about taxes just isn’t seen as very glamorous.
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“Grumbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grumbling. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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