grumble

I looked at all the people and grumbled to myself. I would be in here forever and I just had so much to do.

"What's the matter? " grumbled the boss. "Haven't you got a sense of humor? "

But in many Muslim nations people grumbled that the Pope appeared to be regretting the reactions to the speech, but not the speech itself.

Some executives grumbled that Mr. Lewis acted as if he still worked for the F. B. I. , where he had once supervised major investigations.

When one of the Filipinos went to the restroom, a Japanese woman grumbled that she should have held back in deference to the group schedule.

In the morning, when he entered my room, I grumbled, but he was like the sunlight to me, all the same.

No, it seems hopeless, "grumbled the other. " Maybe he never got it out of the country.

grumbled Lilly's uncle Frederick. And he turned his back and stomped out to the garden.

But some congressmen grumbled that it would be the last time they support such a compromise.

The gipsy grumbled frightfully , and declared if he did a few more deals of that sort he'd be ruined.

He grumbled all the way home that this was enough grievance for a divorce.

he grumbled, as he covered his fire and began to undress.

An old monk held my hand tightly and constantly grumbled something I couldn't understand. But I could read the earnest passion on his face.

the sailor grumbled thanks and glanced sourly at the unheeding windows , sank his head and swung himself forward four strides.

Shopping for her layette, I grumbled over the relentless color coding of babies.

Some Turks grumbled privately that Mr Uribe (apparently Mr Ban's choice) might be too pro-American to be objective.

"Guess I'm not that surprised, " Charlie grumbled. "Knew I'd have to deal with something like this soon enough. "

The more churlish among them have grumbled that Leonard Read made such a point in an elegant 1958 essay, "I, Pencil" .

He did not remember his father ever taking half-terms off, he grumbled.

"Such a silly Goose ! " Cow grumbled. "My ears would be too big. "

Earlier this year the DPP grumbled that it was a conduit for immigrants, undermining Denmark's strict controls.

When it came to helping his wife with the house work , John never grumbled . (Preposition).

"Towels we need, Younglings neglecting their duties they are. " He grumbled. "Master Kenobi, good to see you again it is. . . "

The next day the whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. "You have killed the Lord 's people, " they said.

We initially grumbled at a dark and freezing cold 5am start but our reward was a glorious orange sunrise over the barren sands.

He grumbled out his reasons for refusing the command.

Just as many men grumbled about paying alimony to their former wives, women are not pleased with the turnaround.

But in 2002 it produced a big pay rise for public-sector workers, who grumbled that they had not shared fully in Ireland's new-found riches.

They grumbled in their tents and did not obey the Lord .

The government's price "would clearly destroy. . . the economics of any nuclear project, " grumbled the firm.

Some politicians, especially in Britain, grumbled that the Irish move may be contrary to European Union competition law.

The heat was sweltering, and the men grumbled fiercely over their work.

In an interview with The Economist in May, Ms Otunbayeva grumbled about the difficulty of getting her colleagues to agree on anything.

Chinese government officials and executives privately grumbled that the backlash had undercurrents of anti-China sentiment.

"Way you been stamp in' 'round out here, it's a wonder to me it ain't you caught in this trap 'stead of the possum, " he grumbled.

Sen. Clinton's supporters grumbled Saturday that their candidate wasn't taken more seriously as a vice-presidential pick.

In June the European Commission grumbled that American restrictions on European online-gambling firms break World Trade Organisation rules.

The candle grumbled to himself regretting for his miserable situation.

though they were now too cold and hungry to do more , they grumbled and cast sullen looks upon their leaders.

Brezhnev grumbled that I seemed constantly to stress what the agreement was not, rather than its positive aspects.

Some have grumbled that the Bolivian leader should adopt a business suit as a sign of respect.

He grumbled about this to Mr. Clinton.

In America some conservatives have grumbled that Mr Clinton's trip was an act of obeisance that encourages further kidnapping.

Real diehards grumbled that a ballot might be a trick to bypass them.

And many Haitians grumbled that the cost of other food needed to fall.

"It was extremely inconvenient, " grumbled a Mrs Wang, who declined to give her first name.

Edward Markey, a congressman, grumbled about "multi-million-dollar golden parachutes" .

"They talk male talk, " grumbled the late Norman Mailer, a novelist who thought liberals could be macho too.

For years, hedge funds grumbled that their biggest rivals weren't other funds, but groups within banks trading their firms' own cash.

Anderson was in command of my boat, and instead of keeping the crew in order, he grumbled as loud as the worst.

"I'm either in the middle of a blind date or on my way to it, " Carrie grumbled.

The Islamists grumbled when an American-trained secular professor was given the education portfolio on the new council.

She grumbled something to the effect that Madame ought to have come to a decision .

"One kuai [yuan] here, one kuai there - everywhere's the same these days. This industry has broken down, " he grumbled.

"I'm not rich either, you know, " grumbled Mr. Yang. "I have a child to educate. "

Back then the Dutch still grumbled about immigration and ranked crime and health care their top concerns.

Their only servant, Madame Magloire, grumbled a little.

They grumbled, but it caused no obvious deterioration in their health, he says.

A girl grumbled to her father about her hard life. She didn't know what she could do and wanted to give up.

Those tourists, too, had less fun than they let on: they grumbled about the food, their rapacious guides and the discomforts of travel.

"You big animals never think about us with our short legs, closer to the ground, " grumbled Wombat.

And although he grumbled a lot and they often had to stand there listening to him, he was a nice old man.

But as both sides grumbled, they tried to keep the brinkmanship within bounds.

"Those fools! " the old man grumbled . "They misspelled my name! "

I had grumbled a little until Edward, who knew my weaknesses, made me feel guilty.

Most of the leaders grumbled about these demands and the intense time pressure of the work.

Among their own, senior soldiers have always grumbled about their civilian masters.

Post-dated checks should be illegal grumbled the employee.

"They feel like they'll fall behind their peers if they go overseas. It's so stupid, " grumbled the official.

The people grumbled at his exorbitant prices but paid them because he had a monopoly.

"Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents, " grumbled Jo, lying on the rug .

Chinese heritage officials have long grumbled about the destruction.

" Why gold foil anyway, and paper is much easier to work with, " he grumbled.

"I'll lace them for you, " Robert grumbled.

Ms Otunbayeva grumbled about the difficulty of getting her colleagues to agree on anything.

The physical exercise along with toil meals is bad, make battlefield heart grumbled.

The Chimney Sweeper grumbled to himself.

John's stomach grumbled painfully at the lack of ready food.

because it is she that I have listened to, when she grumbled, or boasted, or even sometimes when she said nothing.

In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron.

They grumbled a little about having to wait.

"That's disgusting, " my husband grumbled.

The old man hesitated, then grumbled, "Delno Pickens. "

"We have been going around polling stations since lunch time, " grumbled one man, "and they have not paid us yet. "

The coach grumbled about it but still required the team to perform.

"Why should I waste my time studying? " grumbled Wade.

'That's disgusting. " My husband grumbled. " Doesn't she realize we eat off that table?

They are afraid of nothing, ' I grumbled, watching their approach through the window.

"Why won't you leave me alone? " I grumbled.

the father grumbled.

At the coffee break, a Dutch economist grumbled: "I just think, 'Who cares what Rousseau said? I want facts. "

We should have gotten more than ten points, Ron grumbled.

"This is pointless, " I grumbled.

" I heard Wa Wade cry, grumbled: " It's not wow, I want to help you. kinds of months I'll help you out of work, and you will not be tired!

The tourist grumbled that the room was too dirty.

I grumbled to him.

"Why do you want more money if you already have some? " the father grumbled .

No way, no way, "grumbled the boy. " I am too young to bring them upstairs.

Pa twisted Howell's ear in front of Naomi and Mr. Hugo. "Carlton, " he grumbled, "why are you bothering Mr. Hugo's little girl? "

" the boy grumbled: " Uncle, I am a peanut.

But Jean Valjean's coolness prevailed over him in spite of himself. He grumbled

Then God arranged the pig to water flowers, the pig grumbled there is not freedom;