grumble
verb (used without object)
to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly.
were grumbling
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past progressiveof grumble.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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But those pieces — Hachimura, Russell, Vanderbilt — all struggled to produce an encore last season while Lakers fans were grumbling about the young star who should have been here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2024
We were grumbling about music and someone said: “Why don’t we get together and play like we used to?”
From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2017
Last week, the players were grumbling about Goodell’s high-handed treatment of Harrison and several others accused of doping in a since-discredited Al Jazeera report.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 31, 2016
While fans in Denver were chanting for Tebow, fans in Florida were grumbling for Orton.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2011
Now that Endurance was gone, some of the fo’c’sle hands were grumbling that they were working without pay and were no longer bound to follow Shackleton’s orders.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
