Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault.
Censure severely or angrily.
Show one's unhappiness or critical attitude.
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Examples for "grumble "
Examples for "grumble "
1 We grumble about our politics, but politicians across the world behave badly.
2 Over the low grumble of the engine he heard hammers at work.
3 In fact, she used to complain and grumble while she was there.
4 I've heard you grumble about your father on more than one occasion.
5 That made Bat grunt and grumble and wriggle; and finally uncover, too.
1 His opposite in character was Pepper Sneed, the grouch of the company.
2 Christian Scientists do not have either the grouch or the meddler's itch.
3 This sort of thing is enough to give any one a grouch .
4 Maybe that would take some of the grouch out of Tom Kyle.
5 I don't want you to descend to the level of the grouch .
1 As soon as you leave, she'll be free to scold me again.
2 Then the Queen began to scold the little lady, and to say:
3 I wondered why she didn't scold me for being gone so long.
4 Burtson conjured the words as a scold , but they emerged more plealike.
5 Now they have something really to scold us about; but never mind.
6 But she found little to scold about; her discipline was too rigid.
7 But Ruth would not let the guide scold the boy any more.
8 He sat down on the lowest branch and began to scold Jip.
9 Of course, our sergeant would scold us once in a while, too.
10 Justin waited for Alice to scold Brandon in her soft, strict way.
11 You sleep away the night, and laugh, or scold away the day.
12 But it is mere childishness, and I must scold her for it.
13 But he realized that he might as well scold at the sparrows.
14 If you were to scold me vicariously I should feel it less.
15 She said, I will scold you for being old before your time.
16 She used to scold me occasionally, but I expect I deserved it.
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