grumble

[US]/ˈɡrʌmbl/
[UK]/ˈɡrʌmbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. Complain; mutter
n. Complaint
vt. Utter under one's breath
adj. Expressing complaints or muttering

Phrases & Collocations

grumble about work

grumble at

Example Sentences

grumbled a rude response.

the main grumble is that he spends too much time away.

He enjoyed an occasional grumble with Charlie Slatter.

I don't want to hear another grumble from you.

The students often grumble over the food.

He could do nothing but grumble over the situation.

I’m sick of your unending grumbles.

He grumbled at the low pay offered to him.

Why grumble at me about your own stupid mistakes?

I have already had all I need, I grumble about nothing.

He grumbles at his lot instead of resolutely facing his difficulties.

There's no pleasing our teacher, he always grumbles about our work even when we've done our best.

In March he goes on a survival course and learns about the “umbles”: as hypothermia sets in you mumble, fumble, grumble, stumble, then finally tumble.

Some people in Britain's tightknit intelligence community grumble that, even though the agency has done its best to keep the event under wraps, it is not appropriate for MI6 to be holding balls.

Real-world Examples

It was uninteresting sewing, but tonight no one grumbled.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

You know Thomas, My Lord. He has to have a grumble.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 1

" In a crowd, " he grumbled. " As usual."

Source: Brave New World

Such grumbles will not dent Mr Hazare's progress.

Source: The Economist - International

He was always grumbling about his low salary.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

43 " Stop grumbling among yourselves, " Jesus answered.

Source: Bible (original version)

" Too short, " said Cow. " Gobble, gobble, " grumbled Turkey.

Source: Storyline Online English Stories

" Too skinny, " said Pig. " Gobble, gobble, " grumbled Turkey.

Source: Storyline Online English Stories

The sound of your stomach grumbling.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

" They'll break my hand, " he grumbled. " Or worse" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

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