as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
a chorus of moans and grumbles when they found out that the overnight camping trip had been cancelled
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as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
he grumbled about how sore his feet were after standing all day
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Recent Examples of grumble
Jen Chaney, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
Although many far-right Republicans grumbled about the bill from the get-go, Johnson’s problem really began when billionaire Elon Musk launched into a thread on X (formerly known as Twitter) excoriating the deal’s details.
—Ben Ritz, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
All day, rank and file Republicans — and even committee chairs — grumbled about the process -- and the policy.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
The gold grass Is gilded with dew on our morning drives in a grumbling open-sided Land Cruiser.
—Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Malick, such a lovely, elegant foil to his grumbling advice-giver, has terrific chemistry with Ford.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
Although many far-right Republicans grumbled about the bill from the get-go, Johnson’s problem really began when billionaire Elon Musk launched into a thread on X (formerly known as Twitter) excoriating the deal’s details.
—Ben Ritz, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
All day, rank and file Republicans — and even committee chairs — grumbled about the process -- and the policy.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
The gold grass Is gilded with dew on our morning drives in a grumbling open-sided Land Cruiser.
—Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grumble
Noun
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When in use, the motor produced a slightly audible whistle/whine.John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Apr. 2024
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Fittingly, its most art-averse detractors responded with an awful lot of whine.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
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Many residents at the town hall complained about feeling unsafe at their local Giant or Weis supermarkets, seeing panhandlers, loitering and graffiti in and around these areas.Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
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Some of the agency’s top Middle East diplomats complained in private that they were sidelined by Biden’s National Security Council.Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025
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The deep well of torque leaves all but the most potent challengers behind at stoplights, and the quiet stock pipes still snap and growl under throttle.William Roberson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Philcox-Littlefield enhanced that attitude by playing a growling baritone guitar instead of the light Memphis soul licks featured in the demo.Tom Roland, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2024
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The ultimate effect is paradoxical: the more that Valéry eliminates the ghost of pain and passion from the logical machinery of his work, the starker and more affecting the moans and cries of the ghost become.Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Against Notre Dame, the collective moan in the Coliseum with yet another last-minute loss because of Riley’s poor play calling was the breaking point for this lifelong Trojan.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Are we meant to sympathize with this creature as people scream in terror and call it a monster and attack it and scream for it to be shot?Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Ahmad would scream in terror, afraid of something beyond his family’s perception.Alia Malek, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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As aftershocks rumbled and tsunami warnings rang out, teachers hurried the children to higher ground behind the school.Stephen J. Nesbitt, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Family Farms is Broward County’s lone strawberry u-pick, home to 10 acres of strawberry plants, along with cows, chickens, bunnies and tractor hayrides that rumble to life on the weekends.Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
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For its part, Walgreens has not filed a legal answer to the complaint yet, but did issue a short response denying any wrongdoing.Steve Weisman, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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At first, the school board reacted to the complaints by saying parents could have their children excused from the class when the new textbooks were being used or discussed.David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Grumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grumble. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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