grumbled; grumbling
ˈgrəm-b(ə-)liŋ 
1
: to mutter in discontent
grumbled about the scarcity of jobs
: to express with grumbling
grumbled his annoyance
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.
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The downside: Some players have grumbled about being gawked at by fans on the grounds.
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 27 Feb. 2025
For decades, Yankees players, for the most part, grumbled but complied.
—Marc Edelman, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Some Walmart shoppers are grumbling about the retailer's self-checkout lanes.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 27 Feb. 2025
For decades, Yankees players, for the most part, grumbled but complied.
—Marc Edelman, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Some Walmart shoppers are grumbling about the retailer's self-checkout lanes.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Some Russian cheerleaders of the war grumbled on social media that a deal with the United States could sell out the soldiers on the battlefield.
—Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for grumble
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“Grumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grumble. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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