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• It beseems you not to grumble thus.From the entry beseem
• You can grumble all you like, but in any event, you'd better be there at the appointed time.From the entry in any event
• I don’t grumble, even though eba clings to surfaces, especially wooden ones, like superglue.2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 18. From the entry eba
• Open all the way,” I grumbled and glared down at it.2018, Lila Rose, Making Sense, page 73. From the entry piece of poop
• Next to her in the front seat her reluctant passenger grumbled.2015, Alex Howard, A Hard Woman to Kill (DCI Hanlon Series; 3). From the entry fantabulosa
• 'Let's be having you!' he grumbled, impatiently donning his top hat.2012, Josephine Cox, Don't Cry Alone, →ISBN. From the entry let's be having you
• "Don't be a gudgeon," she grumbled, tugging at the dress much more fiercely than was necessary.2004, Robert Jordan, “Making Use of Invisibility”, in New Spring, New York, N.Y.: Tor Books, Tom Doherty Associates, →ISBN, page 298. From the entry gudgeon
• "The days when a good plew fetched six dollars, beaver or kitten, is over," he grumbled.2001, Armstrong Sperry, Wagons Westward: The Old Trail to Santa Fe, page 7. From the entry plew
• One Clinton strategist grumbled that with so many initiatives in play, "We're worrying about Carterizing ourselves."2000, John P. Burke, Presidential Transitions: From Politics to Practice, page 348. From the entry Carterize
• Once he said, “I do not murmur against T’ien, nor grumble against men.1965, John C.H. Wu, “Confucius: The Man and His Ideas”, in Chinese Humanism and Christian Spirituality, Angelico Press, published 2017…. From the entry T'ien
• "You've been the devil of a time," he grumbled as Lily Christine III got under way again.1946, Edumnd Crispin, The Moving Toyshop: A Detective Story, London: Victor Gollancz, →OCLC, page 40. From the entry atrabilious
• Little Sea grumbled in her sleep, while Desire, with wide-open, faunlike eyes, stared queerly at me.1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 118. From the entry queerly
• "Are n't you going to get any more while we have the chance?" grumbled Reddy.1920, Thornton W[aldo] Burgess, “A Dinner for Two”, in Old Granny Fox, New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC, page 173. From the entry enough is enough
• "Then why don't you take him into the parlour?" grumbled the ex-driver.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados. From the entry testimonial
• "We came on a wild-goose chase", grumbled one, as he stirred the fire.1906, Horatio Alger, chapter 2, in Joe the Hotel Boy, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2014. From the entry soaking
• The stacks had to be neat and square or the old guy grumbled and insisted on getting it just so.2019, Bruce W. Herdman, Ozarks Lite. From the entry square
• We Americans have grumbled loudly about rising gasoline prices while tanking up as if almost nothing has happened.2006 July 23, Robert J[acob] Samuelson, “Is Oil at the Tipping Point?”, in Newsweek, volume 148, New York, N.Y.: Newsweek, Inc., →ISSN…. From the entry tank up
• "I wish you two men would give me the tip for beating this purgatorial image," he grumbled as they came up.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards…. From the entry losing line
• Why then should we worry about its detachment from our psychical selves?" "If they can indeed be detached," Summerlee grumbled.1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC. From the entry psychical
• Schwartz glanced at the printed superscription on the envelope and grumbled as he put the envelope away in his overcoat pocket, to read at leisure.1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 1140. From the entry superscription
• "Non, course not," the farrier grumbled.1935, Crosbie Garstin, The Sunshine Settlers, page 226. From the entry vooley
• "I've waited on you hand and foot, done dirty work for you, put up with your ill-humours and your tyranny, and never grumbled.1914, E. Phillips Oppenheim, chapter 22, in The Vanished Messenger. From the entry worm turns
• Since Swift and Kelce debuted their relationship early in the season, certain (curmudgeonly) NFL fans grumbled over the numerous camera shots of the singer’s private box.2024 February 12, Alaina Demopoulos, “Romcom ending: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s big night at the Super Bowl”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry curmudgeonly
• Let us talk to them first.” Warford grumbles about it being dangerous to try to communicate with the keythongs but does not try to dissuade them.2019, Paula Grover, The Gryphon, FriesenPress, →ISBN, pages 4 (Opinicus) and 237 (The Quest Begins). From the entry keythong
• They moaned and grumbled and complained as they stamped their feet on the banks of the Phlegethon and warmed their talons over the curling flames of an infernal brazier.1995, Andrew Harman, “Of Blueprints and Hair-nets”, in Fahrenheit 666, London: Legend Books, →ISBN, page 172. From the entry Phlegethon
• There were no sounds of any movement upstairs: no shouts, no sleepy grumbles, only a gentle tinkle from the decorations as the tree had recovered from the collision.1994, Stephen Fry, chapter 2, in The Hippopotamus, London: Hutchinson, →ISBN, page 25; republished London: Arrow Books, Random House…. From the entry spit
• So when you grumble at paying the tax bill, remember that if it weren't for the taxes, you would be paying even more for things than you are.1951, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, volume 5, number 2, page 4. From the entry uppush
• Although working under very unpleasant conditions they never grumbled, and to the end showed continuous grit; and in addition to this several examples of sheer heroism were displayed.1941 April, “Notes and News: Railwaymen and Snow”, in Railway Magazine, page 178. From the entry grit

Meaning of grumble

1. noun A high thundering, rumbling or growling sound.
2. noun The sound made by a hungry stomach.
3. noun A surly complaint.

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Questions about grumble in a sentence

How do you use grumble in a sentence?

Grumble is used as a noun and verb. For example: “That whiner is never without a grumble to share.”

What is a short sentence with grumble?

“The distant thunder grumbles.”

What does grumble mean?

Grumble means a high thundering, rumbling or growling sound.