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grumbling

ADJECTIVE
discontented
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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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

He accumulated unprecedented power, restricted civil liberties and stepped up government surveillance on grumbling citizens.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

Now my stomach is really growling and grumbling.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle




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