grumble

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.

He grumbles that it’s hard to open up to someone who can already “divine your secrets at a glance.”

“It’s three fifteen in the morning,” Dad grumbles, turning away from me.

“Enough bellyaching. There’s work to be done,” he grumbled.

“Berthahwoo,” Cassiopeia grumbled from her bed, turning over and burying herself deeper under the covers.