grumbling
- present participle of grumble.
Example Sentences
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There was grumbling on social media that the lack of a physical disc would eliminate any second-hand market for the title.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
It's hot, everyone's grumbling and nobody in your house can sleep - which means summer has officially arrived.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Leto’s grumbling Brit-inflected baritone is an unrecognizable concoction of trilled r’s and plummy vowels — and the best performance he’s done in years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
He accumulated unprecedented power, restricted civil liberties and stepped up government surveillance on grumbling citizens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
I went to the mill for my rations and waited in the long line with a grumbling stomach.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
