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. 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.

2. Erik Pevernagie:

   Rather than constantly grumbling about "owning", "not owning" or "not possessing enough", why not delight in the healing enchantment of the little moments of every day. ( "Keeping up with the Joneses" )

3. Alphonse Karr:

   Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns. I am thankful that thorns have roses.

4. 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" )

5. Thomas Steu:

   An injury 10 weeks before the start of the Winter Games is not exactly beneficial, but grumbling won’t help.