groused

I "groused" too, like a good fellow, but had to go.

A Yankee in the Trenches Robert Derby Holmes

And so he "groused" and grumbled after the manner of Tommies the world over.

Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army James Norman Hall 1919

Through it all he "groused," but he applied himself earnestly to the task in hand and seriously complained only about his spoiled clothes.

The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula Herbert Brayley Collett 1912

The criticisms, curiously enough, came in a great many cases from the very men in the Towers 'ranks who had often "groused" most at the silliness of themselves being kept up to the mark in these matters.

Action Front Boyd Cable 1910

“If those two cared about their son, they would have come back long before now,” he groused.

A Light at Winter’s End Julia London 2011

For years, U.S. politicians and economists have groused about China's heavily undervalued currency.

What's the Yuan Worth? Tom Orlik 2011

The vultures groused, ‘Just look at how tiny you are.’

Dreamseller: The Calling Augusto Cury 2011

After Davis groused about former President Bill Clinton's decision to campaign for Emanuel, Braun did the same – adding her own dig at Emanuel.

Carol Moseley Braun Emerges As Leading Black Candidate AP 2011

Then he groused that his wealthy friends are "paying lower tax rates than the people who are serving us the food."

Warren Buffett Is Wrong On Taxes Stephen Moore 2011

The vultures groused, ‘Just look at how tiny you are.’

Dreamseller: The Calling Augusto Cury 2011