How To Use Grumble In A Sentence

Anecdotal evidence has long pointed to crofters being a hale and hearty breed - albeit prone to bad backs and the odd grumble.
Sullenly, Andrea settled down into her seat and grumbled something incoherent.
Carpathia that he has often grumbled to the officers for what he called absurd precautions in lying to and wasting his time, which he regarded as very valuable; but after hearing of the Titanic's loss he recognized that he was to some extent responsible for the speed at which she had travelled, and would never be so again. The Loss of the S. S. Titanic Its Story and Its Lessons
Coach scribbled his name and grumbled, “You could have asked her in the first place.” Parents Behaving Badly
“Pshaw, Peterkin,” answered his principal, “thou art ever such a frampold grumbler —” Quentin Durward

There's also a notable kitsch factor about the place -- the trashy menu, the lowbrow drink selection (Mad Dog and brands of beer you swore you'd never drink again), the neon band-logo signage and the retro tuneage -- that has prompted some detractors to grumble that the brashness is a little Westword | Complete Issue
What a jack-in-office!" she grumbled under her breath. Monitress Merle
I often grumble about cold air-conditioning in restaurants. Times, Sunday Times
One prisoner grumbled about the quality of his vegan meal. The Sun
The public has grumbled to a point where it has lost faith in the Authority because of its failure to carry out its mandate.
Albert Rudin was a chronic grumbler, and Clark had learned to ignore it. Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2
The three last-named persons often held little conspiracies together, and caballed or grumbled against the head of the house. The Virginians
You may grumble when they pile on double homework but one day you could find yourself thanking them for that extra push. Times, Sunday Times
But though they blethered and and grumbled and girned at him, they forgot it all soon enough and laughed about his nonsense.
My black file of readers' complaints is always dominated by grumbles featuring the supermarkets' failure to get the right wine from the right vintage at the right price on to the right shelf at the right time.
Actually, I think those selfish grumblers should stop their complaining too because they're not the only ones who are suffering.
Defence lobbyists such as the Conference of Defence Associations -- largely composed of reserve and retired officers -- were dismissed as special-interest grumblers or as corporatist interests unweaned from the public udder. National Defence: A Little Common Sense
So expect grumbles galore in this doc. The Sun
I'm sick of your unending grumbles.
The sooner these negative old grumblers disappear the better.
It merely brands you as the department's top grumbler, grouch and complainer.
My tummy grumbled, and it dawned on me that I hadn't eaten in a long while.
I often grumble about cold air-conditioning in restaurants. Times, Sunday Times
Shoppers perennially grumble about bogus price cuts. Times, Sunday Times
And far away the whaup wheepled in protest, the burn still grumbled, and the perfumes, and the sounds of the glen and all its beauty were as if they had never existed, and the thick cloud grew blacker over the face of the moon. The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner
It was then thunder grumbled low and loud from dark, heavy clouds covering the sun.
He has gone deep inside himself, his voice a low murmuring grumble. Times, Sunday Times
I grumbled and groaned all the way to the door, then opened it.
It is a good horse that never stumbles; and a good wife that never grumbles.
Some churchmen are heard to grumble about violations of the prohibitions of shared worship with heretics and schismatics.
This issue is all about human rights, and there is no right on earth so deeply entrenched as the right to grumble. Times, Sunday Times
`No, thanks," I grumbled, wondering whether my father was going to have any luck fixing a leak during a rainstorm. MY BABYSITTER HAS FANGS
There are grumblers who say this is another example of meddling by the nanny state.
“Sure,” I grumbled, trying hard to ignore the warm glow that hearing him say my name had ignited in the pit of my belly. Goodnight Nobody
But that's no 'what I call cannel, "grumbled Davie, glowering fiercely at the burning coal, as if meditating a fresh attack. Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail
But whether she told of the grumbler who could find nothing to complain of in heaven except that "his halo didn't fit," or said in her quick way, when the plainness of a lady's dress was commended, "Why, I didn't suppose that anybody could go _to heaven_ now-a-days without an overskirt," or wrote her sparkling impromptu rhymes for our children's games, her mirth was all in harmony with her earnest life. The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss
What's your biggest grumble about Britain today? The Sun
Indeed, Esmond’s general, who was known as a grumbler, and to have a hearty mistrust of the great Duke, and hundreds more officers besides, did not scruple to say that these private reasons came to the Duke in the shape of crown-pieces from the French King, by whom the The History of Henry Esmond
Tony grumbled incoherently and ran his fingers through his hair.
They grumbled about having to learn the behavioral assessments.
HIMYM and House just barely make up for no Chuck * grumble grumble*. Pajiba
That, though, was the only real grumble with a meal which may not win many culinary awards, but which represents good, honest weekday food served in a bustling yet relaxed environment.
I just grumbled and grumbled about how dull, dull, dull football was and how mean, mean, mean my beastly boyf was to drag me there.
As I made a mental note of Hitchens' casual use of the word "crepuscular," the Maryland professor grumbled in my direction. Sean Carman: Saint Christopher
It merely brands you as the department's top grumbler, grouch and complainer.
I didn't get my nap in. * grumble grumble* Should go get some now. just you & me Moschikat Diary Entry
Rather than vent their spleen at the end, the fans simply let out an audible sigh of resignation then went home for a quiet grumble. The Sun
After that I made some sound that sounded like a grumble, but not quite.
I grumbled a few obscenities underneath my breath, and slung his heavy pack over my shoulder.
The most common grumble was with faulty goods. Times, Sunday Times
It merely brands you as the department's top grumbler, grouch and complainer.
Here's a quorum of such quatches ripe for revival, ready for your quaintance: quaddle (grumble), quizzity (oddity), querken (stifle), quiddle (dawdle), querimony (complaint), queme (pleasant), quetch (go), queeve (twist in a road). 'Roads to Quoz'
She grumbled that young people today have/show no respect for the law.
"Good for me then, " Tray grumbled in reply.
Of these the tanner was the ringleader, and he said to the other grumblers, "If we can get that lying cat off the pump, we can then take his money. The Faery Tales of Weir
She grumbled irritably as the younger face of a woman appeared above her.
While we may grumble about how much we have to pay, the view that taxes are for the good of society is deeply held. Times, Sunday Times
naw" said the first goblin, who had grumbled about orders. Hammer and Axe
Her stomach grumbled as she hungrily eyed the sausages sputtering on the blackened grill.
I grumbled in protest, but reached for my keys anyway.
It's absurd to complain that Holmes in cinema doesn't conform to the original, or to grumble that, in the 12 films Rathbone and Bruce made for Universal, he was more likely to be wearing a fedora than a deerstalker.
Some grumble and gripe, and lurch from crisis to crisis.
I grumbled, one arm hanging off the edge of my bed as I turned over, only tangling my sheets around me even more.
Several men grumbled loudly about this, and shifted uneasily about the room.
One prisoner grumbled about the quality of his vegan meal. The Sun
You bought one, grumbled about its bad value, but at least it guaranteed a retirement income until death. Times, Sunday Times
He grumbled under his breath and slunk back a few steps.
After all, it included anyone who wanted to sing, from the tone-deaf bass who grumbled his monotone to the screeching soprano whose high C shattered glass.
Starting in her belly, an animal like grumble worked its way from her gut to her throat.
Indeed, Esmond's general, who was known as a grumbler, and to have a hearty mistrust of the great Duke, and hundreds more officers besides, did not scruple to say that these private reasons came to the Duke in the shape of crown-pieces from the French King, by whom the The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne
The person next to me grumbled a bit, but didn't move over.
Verbena quelled him in mid-grumble with a patient, long-suffering gaze, like a mother enduring a weary child's temper tantrum.
There was no need for the data to be obtained in such a roundabout way when there was a well-established legal remedy already available. grumbler on Sep 29th, 2009 at 3: 11 pm: Who is pulling the strings? | Serendipity
Here in the Madison lab, scientists grumble about how fragile the precious colonies are.
He flashed his badge, ignoring the groans and grumbles from the rest of the people in line.
His ears pricked, trying to identify the sound which had cut even through the grumble of the surf, and then he blinked in disbelief.
She began hissing and growling this horrible low grumble like something from a Stephen King novel.
The doctor was a stickler for quality as well as quantity; the memory of his claret and beccafico days still clung to him, like the scent of the roses to Tom Moore's broken gallipot: he was curious in condiments, and whilst devouring, grumbled at the unseasoned viands of Tahiti. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847
The most common grumble was with faulty goods. Times, Sunday Times
He grumbles at his lot instead of resolutely facing his difficulties.
I grumbled to a small assembly of newspaper book critics who immediately began scribbling notes.
He thought he might hear the distant grumble of thunder.
[Moment of inaneness ends] Off to work ... * grumble** grumble* REVIEW: Transformers by Alan Dean Foster
Beyond the rust streaked door we could hear the grumble and whine of machinery.
One patient grumbled to her GP that a bus timetable had been altered without consultation. Times, Sunday Times
Fust he found fault with the winder-blind, which 'e said didn't fit; then' e grumbled about going bare-foot, then 'e wanted somethink to' ide 'is legs, which was natural considering the shape of' em. Light Freights
She shut her eyes for a moment, and heard again the alarmed protest of the whaup, and the grumble of the burn; saw again the moonlight patterns upon the ground, as it flittered through the trees, like streams of fairy radiance cast from the magic wand of night and, above all, heard Peter's voice, praising her eyes, her hair, her figure. The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner
This lay-off still narks him, and he grumbles before saying it has been ‘forgotten’.
Strike "is purely coincidental" * grumble grumble edit function grumble* Associated Press: Pet Owners Prefer McCain To "Petless" Obama
I grumble as we make our way outside the hall where young women were clucking around, fixing every semi-finalist model's hair, make-up, dress etc.
Not that this really concerns most of you out there because you don't have CR accounts * grumble grumble* Anime Nano!
We buy a crumbling house, invite half a dozen builders in to demolish its interior walls - then grumble about the stour, the noise and the unsightly skip in the garden.
We grumbled about the increased work load
Gilmour has regularly been described as the stereotypical Yorkshire grumbler by team-mates – Brian Noble, who was the Great Britain coach when both he and Wellens scored tries in the Lions 'famous victory over Australia in Sydney in 2006, confirms that "Gilly does love a whinge". Marathon men Paul Wellens and Lee Gilmour are a credit to Super League
He shrunk back to the seat and grumbled, ‘oh yah.’
That they exist is something of a miracle, so one should not grumble that the lines are often inaudible.
You may grumble when they pile on double homework but one day you could find yourself thanking them for that extra push. Times, Sunday Times
She grumbled to herself while she cleaned around with a feather duster. Seminary Boy
He has gone deep inside himself, his voice a low murmuring grumble. Times, Sunday Times
I shouldn't grumble about Mum — she's lovely really.
In 1583, Sidney grumbled that much of the bad poetry circulating in England was but ‘a tingling sound of rhyme, barely accompanied with reason’.
But exporters now grumble that the strength of the South African rand against the dollar and euro is hurting business, especially for prized ostrich leather.
And if the meat was not quite to perfection he used to grumble at my grandmother ... Oh he was severe.
What are you going to do - grumble about the weather? Times, Sunday Times
You bought one, grumbled about its bad value, but at least it guaranteed a retirement income until death. Times, Sunday Times
My main grumble is about the lack of privacy.
To complete the aural aspects of the game, the sound effects perform their role admirably with the expected clangs of weapons striking armor, roars and grumbles of enemies, and zaps and fizzles of magic.
Historians of psychology frequently grumble about the marginal status of historical scholarship within the discipline of psychology.
No one has grumbled or moaned about it. Times, Sunday Times
It rumbles and grumbles when I accelerate, and pops back through its exhaust when I decelerate.
It's a good horse that never stumbles, A good wife that never grumbles.
No grumbles about their effort and application. Times, Sunday Times
He has a major grumble about the way in which dive guides insist on shepherding divers around.
I 'spect you-alls don't pay no' tention 'tall to dis dinner," grumbled The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades
Sometimes it screams, grumbles or whistles too; this's noise that's constantly on the move, morphing into strange new shapes.
My grumble is with the structure and organisation of the material.
It is a good horse that never stumbles; and a good wife that never grumbles.
Later in the night as I dropped off to sleep, I could hear more rain pelting down on the verandah, and I grumbled to myself about the washing that had been on the line since Wednesday.
From this it proceeds, that many times when they rise, their wits run a wool-gathering, and they are more inclined to look crabbedly, grumble and mumble, then to shew each other any signs of love and friendship: for an empty purse, makes a sorrowfull pate. The Ten Pleasures of Marriage and the Second Part, The Confession of the New Married Couple
‘And I got rooked into being his companion,’ grumbled Pip.
Folding the blasted wings back to where they were, I grumbled unhappily.
Some simply grumbled about the room being draughty, which is no surprise since the room is at least 150 years old. Times, Sunday Times
The only reply was a grunt, and a grumble, which sounded like, ‘Go away.’
But there has been a feeling among some that he may have allowed sugary sentiment to cloud his judgment about players' grumbles over their guidance.
This issue is all about human rights, and there is no right on earth so deeply entrenched as the right to grumble. Times, Sunday Times
I often grumble about cold air-conditioning in restaurants. Times, Sunday Times
"I don't see why the devil I should, " David grumbled in reply.
He was interrupted by loud grumbles of displeased soldiers.
I grumbled as I made my way to where the scrubber and bucket was, I was well aware of its location after using it for so often.
Though it's true that editors are always grumbling about the state of things, the grumbles were now louder and more widespread.
He grumbles and whines, his voice always reaching the highest hysterical pitch it can fine.
The same lazy guy that will stick you into the hoosgow for insubordination and leave you to do your bit there while the rest of us stroll on to Berlin!" snapped Top-Sergeant Mahan, wheeling upon the grumbler. Bruce
The newspaper grumbled that doctors, unions, and hospital administrators needed to recognize that "excellence of service is not dependent on utter incontinence in the spending of health dollars."
Motorists who grumble about the lack of parking spaces in city centres are selfish and stupid.
There will always be grumbles about something but the grumbles are much reduced.
Dogs do not grumble about home improvements. Times, Sunday Times
She realized there was nothing she could do but grumble, complain, whine and cry but that wasn't going to get her anywhere.
"Now you're just being annoying," grumbled Simon Cowell as Andy refused to accept his dismissal.
Dogs do not grumble about home improvements. Times, Sunday Times
The parson's daughter had had her way; Daddy Darwin grumbled at first, but in the end he got a bottle-green Sunday-coat out of the oak-press that matched the bedstead, and put the house-key into his pocket, and went to church too. Daddy Darwin's Dovecot: A Country Tale
Delaying part of the Smith Barney deal for a year or two likely wouldn't upset brokers or investors, though some may grumble if it hurts expected cost savings, said Jeff Harte, an analyst with Sandler O'Neill. Morgan Stanley May Delay Boost in Smith Barney Stake
All of a sudden he catches sight of some leavings from the boys 'supper, and begins immediately to grumble because they have had chicken. The Girl from the Marsh Croft
You bought one, grumbled about its bad value, but at least it guaranteed a retirement income until death. Times, Sunday Times
Dumouriez grumbles and they dilapidate abroad: within the walls there is sinning, and without the walls there is sinning. The French Revolution
With that folksy grumble of a voice, he hosts a programme of music from the 1950s. Times, Sunday Times
‘It was hard work and there were bad times as well as good but we had no grumbles.’
Dogs do not grumble about home improvements. Times, Sunday Times
Maeve grumbled about how these people didn't understand the fundamental simplicities of adding on.
Calomar grumbled as he dumped some water from his canteen into an old pot and put it on top of the stove.
That's my only little grumble at the moment and it's not really a grumble because I'm in a really good mood!
My own grandfatherly grumbles are silenced on the day of the show. Times, Sunday Times
They only grumble when they don't do what they want them to.
No one has grumbled or moaned about it. Times, Sunday Times
Can he indeed ‘buy’ more hardware for the already overstuffed trophy case, as his detractors and fellow owners grumble?
It is, say the grumblers, our version of the West Lothian question bedevilling parliament – 80% of the membership is in the south-east. Hugh Muir's diary
"It's not funny, " he grumbled sourly, and I laughed harder.
I used to moan and grumble and feign illness. Times, Sunday Times
Stones grumbled down the cliff
I grumbled to myself, darting my eyes from here to there.
There were a few grumbles from large shareholders and analysts leading up to the vote.
‘Whatever,’ I grumbled and cranked the volume up on the stereo.
The main grumble on the newsgroup is lack of information and weak Tech Support.
I divided and issued the meat under the captain's eyes, and managed it fairly enough, God knows, although some of the men grumbled from the first. Chapter 19
Our speaker was born in Kaslo, B. C., in 1895, graduated from the University of Toronto in 1915, then joined the 54th Kootenay Battalion as a second lieutenant and served overseas (where it is recorded that his men grumbled about his parsimoniousness with the rum rations), returned as a staff captain, graduated from Osgoode Hall in 1920 and was called to the bar in British Columbia in 1922. Canada in World Affairs
Rather than vent their spleen at the end, the fans simply let out an audible sigh of resignation then went home for a quiet grumble. The Sun
They grumbled unhappily, tripping over the hems of their deep lavender gowns marking them as chambermaids, and remained blissfully unaware.
Then you come home and phone a friend to grumble about this speech you've got to make.
My stomach grumbled as the smell invaded my nostrils.
"Ouch, " I grumbled irritably, massaging my eyes with my palms.
My strikethroughs looked right in preview. * grumble grumble* Pajiba
My stomach grumbled in protest to all the junk I had gorged myself on.
I caught sight of myself in his rear view mirror, and grumbled at my disheveled appearance.
Yes, and banged up some too; but mighty glad he didn't go kerflummick down to them rocks when Percy foozled," grumbled another voice. The Airplane Boys among the Clouds or, Young Aviators in a Wreck
My only grumble was with the soft-touch indicator stalk.
My only grumble is that the print run doesn't appear to be huge.
If you grumble that you pay hefty taxes, but the only public service you use is a fortnightly bin collection, then you are probably a member. Times, Sunday Times
Costello won't like it of course, and will grumble and groan privately, but lacks the courage to actually do anything.
What's your biggest grumble about Britain today? The Sun
Owen desponded about ever getting done; Morgan grumbled at what he called the absurd difficulty of writing nonsense. The Queen of Hearts
This has caused critics to grumble that despite their professed free-thinking, Apple aficionados are actually suffused with groupthink. It's an interesting irony.
Why must my name forsooth be given up to the Commander-in-Chief as that of the most guilty of the grumblers? The Virginians
`Used to be the poly ," she grumbled when Stain-ton told her where they were to go. DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION
It is a good horse that never stumbles; and a good wife that never grumbles.
My only grumble was the additional black peppercorn sauce I ordered was more muted than I had hoped for.
With that folksy grumble of a voice, he hosts a programme of music from the 1950s. Times, Sunday Times
Dogs do not grumble about home improvements. Times, Sunday Times
‘You'll find out soon enough,’ Jorge grumbled as he rubbed his fanny.
To make the guest list, invitees would have to possess the ability to grumble, rant, complain, gripe, fuss, snarl, groan, scream and kvetch - preferably all at the same time.
Why grumble at me about your own stupid mistakes?
A little thrill flickers in my body as I see the sky darken to a deep purple over the horizon, and in the distance I hear a small grumble of thunder.
There are a few grumbles but his disarming smile mollifies the majority of the group.
I caught sight of myself in his rear view mirror, and grumbled at my disheveled appearance.
The sonic boom and low grumble of the blast is deafening.
Duke was interrupted by the grumbler, who was angry now. Blonde, Black and Blood Red
They will grumble, they will gripe, they will moan about waiting lists and rotten food.
The Grumbleweeds maintain the enviable skill of being able to entertain an audience ranging from family to stag to corporate with apparent ease.
Proud, hard to work with, jealous, and irascible, he was essentially the leader of opposition, the grumbler, and the _frondeur_. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)
No sooner are the latest improvements in grades announced than the doom-mongers grumble about falling standards.
But still the party grumbles. Times, Sunday Times
One patient grumbled to her GP that a bus timetable had been altered without consultation. Times, Sunday Times

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