grumble

Example Sentences

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“These people believe that you take the scab off of a wound and take it off again and again until something miraculous happens,” Boritt grumbles to the camera.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Mom would let me take a shower first,” I grumble.

From Literature

A woman in the line grumbled, “He leaves a handicapped six-year-old alone and then wants special treatment to find her.”

From Literature

She was a pretty good sport about it, except in the middle of the night, when occasionally she grumbled a little.

From Literature

In the kitchen, her great-aunt Leonor had grumbled at her cold hands and given her a cup of hot cordial, when there was a knock on the door.

From Literature