grumble

Habaneros grumble that the money he spent turning old palaces into stunning hotels -- now empty -- was wasted.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Miners grumble that governments aren’t doing enough to encourage Western industry to make the shift away from Chinese minerals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

In a flash, the journalist is gone, leaving Gustav to grumble, “TikTok troll.”

From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026

His grumble was about more than my sartorial choices.

From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025

“A dream come true,” I grumble, because really, if it took losing a leg to get him to notice me, I’d rather be ignored.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

He grumbles about his team all through dinner, and I can’t remember the last time I heard him laugh at something that wasn’t on TV.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

As a Roman citizen he grumbles about taxes yet knows that the state keeps the peace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

"We're the same as two years ago, but worse," grumbles Hector Sanchez, a 62-year-old waiter.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025

Plenty tell me the grumbles about his approach to running the party ran well beyond the gripes you can find in any workplace about the bosses.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2025

I have never been that sort of butler who allows all sorts of people to wander in and out with their queries and grumbles.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

Will: You would certainly think so, and some students grumbled to me about the ubiquity of messaging around “optimization.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Two decades ago, customers grumbled about U.S. airlines charging for checked bags, which was the start of all the unbundling that followed.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

I grumbled and complained while Delilah instantly fell in love.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

But his internal critics long privately grumbled, and more recently increasingly publicly grumbled that this amounted to him all too often not being able to articulate what he did believe.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Tony grumbled now, as they wove around a big pile of horse manure in the street.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis

But the move risks alienating customers who already may be grumbling about the complex array of ticket options when it comes time to book a flight.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

But private grumbling has given way to tentative public opposition as residents fight to save their homes.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

Everyone is grumbling about what the effect will be on traffic, and that - along with safety concerns - is keeping some people home on both sides of the political divide.

From BBC ● May 1, 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

There was a pause, some shuffling and grumbling before the locks clicked and the door cracked open to a slit.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson