grumbled
Example Sentences
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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
Some of the criticism may be filtering up to the president, who has grumbled that Iran is still throttling most shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2026
"It's certainly not gotten any better. It's actually gotten much worse," he grumbled.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
The thought rumbled through Fred’s head as hunger grumbled through his belly.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
