grumble
verb/ˈɡrʌmbəl/
Frequency rank: #15,698 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to complain or mutter in a low, discontented way.
Example sentence
My grandfather tends to grumble about the weather every morning at breakfast.
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