Synonyms of grumbled

grumbled

verb

past tense of grumble

1

as in complained

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely

he grumbled about how sore his feet were after standing all day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complained
• screamed
• whined
• muttered
• moaned
• growled
• murmured
• whimpered
• groused
• worried
• squawked
• squealed
• bitched
• grumped
• kicked
• cried
• hollered
• griped
• wailed
• inveighed
• nagged
• grouched
• yowled
• whinged
• protested
• keened
• bleated
• grizzled
• beefed
• carped
• yammered
• kvetched
• croaked
• crabbed
• bellyached
• fussed
• caterwauled
• repined
• kicked up a fuss
• sobbed
• yawped
• maundered
• quibbled
• lamented
• objected (to)
• quarreled (with)
• fretted
• blubbered
• stewed
• bemoaned
• deplored
• bewailed
• caviled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delighted
• rejoiced
• accepted
• took
• tolerated
• endured
• bore
• crowed
• applauded
• cheered
• commended
• countenanced

2

as in growled

to make a low heavy rolling sound

heavily loaded trucks grumbling as they passed over the steel bridge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• growled
• rumbled
• rolled
• bellowed
• thundered
• boomed
• lumbered
• drummed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grumbled

The rest of us either quietly grumbled, or our comments were drowned in a sea of nastiness. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Rotten sat alone on an old, overstuffed couch and grumbled to himself while Sidney entertained the four ladies. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

There was a parade, and the masses grumbled over the faint legitimacy of the ordeal. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026

American consumers have grumbled about higher gas prices, but the S&P 500 is up almost 9 percent since the joint American-Israeli operation that started the war in February. — Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

The congresswoman, her staffer and I grumbled about how unpredictable the House schedule has been lately. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Some soccer purists grumbled about the World Cup expanding this year from 32 to 48 teams. — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 29 June 2026

While diehards have grumbled about the two intervals, which enable media partners to air as many as 10 in-match commercials per game, the opportunity to squeeze some extra revenue out of the FIFA mandate has been too lucrative for Fox to pass up. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 June 2026

Fans grumbled and became apathetic. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 14 June 2026