Synonyms of grumbled

grumbled

verb

past tense of grumble

1

as in complained

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely

he grumbled about how sore his feet were after standing all day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complained
• screamed
• whined
• muttered
• moaned
• growled
• murmured
• whimpered
• groused
• worried
• grumped
• bitched
• grouched
• squawked
• squealed
• griped
• kicked
• hollered
• cried
• wailed
• kvetched
• yammered
• inveighed
• whinged
• bellyached
• nagged
• yowled
• keened
• caterwauled
• bleated
• protested
• grizzled
• carped
• beefed
• crabbed
• croaked
• fussed
• kicked up a fuss
• repined
• yawped
• kicked up a stink
• yauped
• maundered
• sobbed
• quibbled
• quarrelled (with)
• cavilled
• lamented
• objected (to)
• quarreled (with)
• fretted
• blubbered
• caviled
• stewed
• bemoaned
• bewailed
• deplored

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delighted
• rejoiced
• accepted
• took
• tolerated
• endured
• bore
• crowed
• applauded
• cheered
• commended
• countenanced

2

as in growled

to make a low heavy rolling sound

heavily loaded trucks grumbling as they passed over the steel bridge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• growled
• rumbled
• rolled
• bellowed
• thundered
• boomed
• lumbered
• drummed

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of grumbled

Nick Saban never grumbled when his coaches moved up to coordinators or were hired away to become head coaches for other teams. —Edward Tuorinsky, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024

Children grumbled in their homes. —Margaux Laskey, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024

Although many far-right Republicans grumbled about the bill from the get-go, Johnson’s problem really began when billionaire Elon Musk launched into a thread on X (formerly known as Twitter) excoriating the deal’s details. —Ben Ritz, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024

Many lawmakers also grumbled that the deal was negotiated by leadership without the buy-in of rank-and-file members. —Andrew Solender, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024

All day, rank and file Republicans — and even committee chairs — grumbled about the process -- and the policy. —Hans Nichols, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024

Particularly in more pacifist-learning Germany, some grumbled that these warnings are alarmist. —Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024

Justice, many on Germany’s left grumbled, was only blind in the right eye. —Longreads, 5 Dec. 2024

Ukrainian officials in the past have grumbled that military aid is slow to arrive. —Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 Nov. 2024