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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 of grumble from the Web
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With tax dollars in play, there's been grumbling about whether Anchorage residents will be allowed in.
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Carlene grumbled that our expedition needed to end quickly.
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Ever since Democrats lost the House in 2010, there has been grumbling that Pelosi should step aside.
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But even Republican senators are grumbling that McConnell is being too secretive.
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By revamping the strength staff, Lynn had the team working harder on its long-distance conditioning, a plan that players grumbled about at the time.
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Players trudge and players grumble and after four days, the least miserable of them all stands on the 18th green and hoists a trophy.
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When county commissioners tentatively approved the county’s funding plan in January in a 5-3 vote, some grumbled that the city also needed to be involved.
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The fracture of Oroville Dam’s main flood-control spillway created a near-catastrophe, spawned multiple investigations and left lawmakers and locals grumbling about the state’s stewardship of the structure.
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Origin and Etymology of grumble
probably from Middle French grommeler, ultimately from Middle Dutch grommen; akin to Old High German grimm grim
GRUMBLE Defined for English Language Learners
grumble
playDefinition of grumble for English Language Learners
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: to complain quietly about something : to talk in an unhappy way
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: to make a low, heavy sound
GRUMBLE Defined for Kids
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