verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
about
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The King was delighted - although he continued to grumble about how Haskins &038; Co had over-run the original contract price.
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They grumbled about having to learn the behavioral assessments.
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If so, political actors have little to grumble about .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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She was grumbling about having to work so late.
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The old man turned away, grumbling as he went.
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The people standing beside me were grumbling about not being able to find a place to park.
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Thunder grumbled in the distance.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Although she grumbles that T.S. Eliot does so much, she is all game for it herself.
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I remember now Mrs Maybury grumbling because she'd had to do it all herself.
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Mrs Archer grumbled to Janey, the only witness of her slight lapses from perfect sweetness.
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She grumbles a bit about me waking her up, but I don't think she minds all that much.
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Slaves mumble, workers grumble and students mutter.
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That they exist is something of a miracle, so one should not grumble that the lines are often inaudible.