Synonyms for grumbling
grum·bling

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1. rumble, rumbling, grumble, grumblingnoun

   a loud low dull continuous noise

   "they heard the rumbling of thunder"

   Synonyms:
   gang fight, rumble, rumbling, murmur, murmuring, grumble, muttering, mutter

   Antonyms:
   thin

2. grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, mutteringadjective

   a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone

   Synonyms:
   murmuration, mutter, mussitation, rumbling, murmur, murmuring, grumble, rumble, heart murmur, murmur vowel, muttering, cardiac murmur

   Antonyms:
   thin

3. grumbling, rumblingadjective

   continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound

   "the rumbling rolling sound of thunder"

   Synonyms:
   rumbling

   Antonyms:
   thin

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1. grumblingnoun

   Synonyms:
   complaint, murmuring, repining, fault-finding

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1. Johann Kaspar Lavater:

   Him, who incessantly laughs in the street, you may commonly hear grumbling in his closet.

2. Siya Kolisi:

   For me, it's personal, there's nothing worse than hunger. There's nothing worse than listening to your stomach before you go to bed and you just hear grumbling. You have nothing to eat, you've got no other choice.

3. Yukio Ishizuki:

   The instability of the British government is the main reason for the pound's weakness. Two ministers stepped down, raising the prospect of a 'hard Brexit' and putting pressure on the pound, given the discontent and grumbling within the conservative party, the position of (Prime Minister Theresa) May is becoming precarious.

4. Yukio Ishizuki:

   Given the discontent and grumbling within the conservative party, the position of (Prime Minister Theresa) May is becoming precarious.

5. Erik Pevernagie:

   If we learn how to eliminate the destructive upshots of matters and events, we can bounce back from misfortunes and spring back into shape. Grumbling and trailing on the ground are only a waste of time. ("Steaming ahead" )