grumbled; grumbling
ˈgrəm-b(ə-)liŋ 
1
: to mutter in discontent
grumbled about the scarcity of jobs
: to express with grumbling
grumbled his annoyance
Synonyms
Examples of grumble in a Sentence
There's been a lot of grumbling among the employees.
Some of the customers have been grumbling about poor service.
Fans grumbled about the team's poor play.
“When are we going to leave?” he grumbled.
We could hear thunder grumbling in the distance.
Recent Examples on the Web
Lowe's customers took to social media this spring to grumble when interest rates on Lowe's credit cards jumped to 31.99% — even when customers had a good payment history and maintained a good credit score.
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Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2024
Military officials, along with the White House and other countries, have grumbled privately for months about a lack of postwar strategy, but the volume of discord is now rising internally and externally as the scale of the counterinsurgency campaign becomes more visible.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Immediately following that disaster, which ended with the governor visibly furious and grumbling, Noem abruptly canceled scheduled interviews with Fox News’s Greg Gutfeld and CNN’s Dana Bash.
—Becket Adams, National Review, 12 May 2024
Some shareholders privately grumble that Redstone is selling Paramount at a low because of NAI’s financial woes.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Social media was full of people grumbling about the errors and crashes, which were still occurring almost an hour into the start of the promotion—which can be an eternity when fighting bots to get tickets to live events.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 May 2024
Players also privately grumbled about schemes and preparation for opponents.
—Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 6 May 2024
And administrators say while students may grumble at first, many end up appreciating not having to pay attention to their phone during school hours and knowing their peers won’t be either.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 4 May 2024
There’s also people that grumble about R&B and hip-hop artists getting inducted.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024
Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2024
Military officials, along with the White House and other countries, have grumbled privately for months about a lack of postwar strategy, but the volume of discord is now rising internally and externally as the scale of the counterinsurgency campaign becomes more visible.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Immediately following that disaster, which ended with the governor visibly furious and grumbling, Noem abruptly canceled scheduled interviews with Fox News’s Greg Gutfeld and CNN’s Dana Bash.
—Becket Adams, National Review, 12 May 2024
Some shareholders privately grumble that Redstone is selling Paramount at a low because of NAI’s financial woes.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Social media was full of people grumbling about the errors and crashes, which were still occurring almost an hour into the start of the promotion—which can be an eternity when fighting bots to get tickets to live events.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 May 2024
Players also privately grumbled about schemes and preparation for opponents.
—Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 6 May 2024
And administrators say while students may grumble at first, many end up appreciating not having to pay attention to their phone during school hours and knowing their peers won’t be either.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 4 May 2024
There’s also people that grumble about R&B and hip-hop artists getting inducted.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Grumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grumble. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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