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

My car never tires, panics or wavers; it doesn’t jolt at brake lights or grumble at traffic jams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

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

Every now and again he would lift his monocle to his eye and grumble about something.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland