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- adjective Given to
grumbling
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Examples
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It was a deep, grumbly noise that spoke of her uneasiness.
Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011
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As I write this, the rain is pounding so thunderously on my tin roof that it drowns out all other sound, with the sole exception of a deep grumbly thunder.
Archive 2009-09-01 Kate Fleurange 2009
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Despite grumbly gut feelings about the word “awesome,” which Pearl Matteson kindly helped me dispel by turning my mind from teen-angst associations to the idea of awe-inspiring … ahem … let me start again.
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Tickle my belly and I might purr with pleasure, but if my stomach is grumbly I'm just as likely to snarl.
Is there any Z list celebrity TV challenge that Lembit Opik won't do ? Norfolk Blogger 2009
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And if you like onigiri, definitely give these a try (both make excellent cures for the grumbly boozegut, too).
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It was a deep, grumbly noise that spoke of her uneasiness.
Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011
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Action Read Community Literacy Centre, 2008. “… a lens that is hilariously grumbly and visionary.”
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Facebook: The bigger it gets, the more grumbly we get.
Status symbol: Facebook is ubiquitous, but is it really an antisocial network? 2010
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Mother Lynda looked even less like a "Lynda", and far more like a "Vulturine Blugspatter of Kraal": actually, Lynda looked the spit – I'm not being unkind here, just stating the facts, ma'am – the very spit of those crusty grumbly Mrs Handbag geezers Terry Jones enjoyed playing just that little bit too much with the Pythons.
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If we're really going to get serious and solve this Oliver Perez crisis; if we're going to find a way to salvage the imploding career of the Mets 'ineffective and chronically-ridiculed lefthander; if we truly want Mr. Perez to abandon Jerry Manuel's grumbly clubhouse for minor-league rehabilitation, then we've got to treat him not as a pitcher, or a pariah, or a pampered millionaire, but as something else:
hillary commented on the word grumbly
characterized by grumbling
June 11, 2009