grumbling

Example Sentences

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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

Back on Tasman Drive, tourists excitedly posed for pictures next to a speed bump sign as a grumbling resident glared at them.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

De Meo has also enlisted consultants from BCG, AlixPartners and Bain to support the restructuring, prompting some internal grumbling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Fang, still grumbling about the frigid temperatures, had no clue.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx