as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
a chorus of moans and grumbles when they found out that the overnight camping trip had been cancelled
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as in to complain
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 grumble
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
20 Feb. 2026
But officiating grumbles aside, Hamburg were the story, giving a magnificent performance in spite of the imbalance between the two teams.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
CBS News,
18 May 2026
At a Cannes where some have grumbled about a paucity of studio movies (and thus stars), the absence of Scarlett Johansson at last night’s premiere of Paper Tiger was notable.
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Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
17 May 2026
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Noun
The emissions testing requirement still receives many a grumble from those who have to do it.
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Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
20 Feb. 2026
But officiating grumbles aside, Hamburg were the story, giving a magnificent performance in spite of the imbalance between the two teams.
—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
The two-time Masters champion spun, glared at the spectator, grumbled under his breath and seemed to point out the person to security.
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CBS News,
18 May 2026
At a Cannes where some have grumbled about a paucity of studio movies (and thus stars), the absence of Scarlett Johansson at last night’s premiere of Paper Tiger was notable.
—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grumble
Noun
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Test recordings sounded clear and full, and the noise cancellation completely blocked out the buzz and whine of my 3D printer.
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Lee's voice has always been Sui generis, a distinctive instrument caught between a whine and a yelp yet immediately recognizable.
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At one practice during the fall of 2024, Washington’s assistant athletic director of football academics Diamond Brown was standing on the sideline when Jonah bounded up to her in full pads and begun complaining about his grade in a music class.
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How to complain with flair at a restaurant when things go awry?
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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 child’s eyes were swollen and milky, their mouth agape in a silent moan.
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Where my world was hemmed in by ridgelines and holler roads, Mary Lennox’s world was hemmed in by fog and wind and the low moan of a manor house that seemed to breathe on its own.
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Like why does Bravo think making the captions all different sizes screams Gen Z?
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For Denver, who sent the pick away, this screams cost-cutting measure for a team running into second apron issues.
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Bored Lord and AceMo, longtime bastions of their respective coastal scenes, offer up two rumbling club heaters.
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Elijah Just rumbled toward the box and seemed to pinball around the Iranian defense.
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The case was initiated in August by an asylum-seeker from Guatemala who was arrested after leaving a routine immigration hearing in San Francisco and then held without access to adequate hygiene, sanitation, medical care and legal advice, according to the complaint.
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On behalf of Aliya Rahman, the MacArthur Justice Center and a civil rights law firm filed a complaint with the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday, requesting an investigation.
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“Grumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grumble. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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