grumble
Example Sentences
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Private credit investors may grumble, as some funds prorate redemption requests.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
In a flash, the journalist is gone, leaving Gustav to grumble, “TikTok troll.”
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026
Other locals grumble that the construction has made Asir’s most beautiful areas off-limits, and that the focus on luxury will change the freewheeling character of the region.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2025
Merchants grumble about the fee rates and the networks’ “honor all cards” rule, which required merchants to accept all cards on a Visa or Mastercard network if they accepted one.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025
“I am so sick of people asking me that,” I grumble.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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