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Characterized by dissatisfaction or disgruntlement

Feeling irritable, bad-tempered, or grumpy

Inclined to find fault too readily

Not feeling or showing gratitude

An act of stating or expressing one's grievances or dissatisfaction

Fussy or pedantic faultfinding or criticism

Present participle for to complain about something in irritation or anger

Present participle for to mutter or speak in a low or barely audible voice

Present participle for to say something angrily or irritably

Present participle for to make a low rumbling sound

Present participle for to think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried

Present participle for to speak in a low or barely audible voice

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Adjective

Characterized by dissatisfaction or disgruntlement

not best pleased

fed up to the teeth

fed up to the back teeth

with a chip on your shoulder

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“The grumbling customers left the restaurant, unsatisfied with their meals.”

Adjective

Feeling irritable, bad-tempered, or grumpy

ill-humoured^UK

like a bear with a sore head

on a short fuse

having got out of bed on the wrong side

as cross as two sticks

having got out of bed the wrong side

perversely irritable

confrontational

hot under the collar

easily offended

huffy irascible

uncommunicative

foaming at the mouth

bent out of shape

spoiling for a fight

have chip on shoulder

in high dudgeon

not best pleased

have a bone to pick

evil-intentioned

with all guns blazing

looking for trouble

down in the mouth

blue in the face

beside yourself with rage

apt to fly off the handle

unaccommodating

with a long face

got up on wrong side of bed

having short fuse

hot under collar

bundle of nerves

having a chip on one's shoulder

itching to fight

ready for a fight

easily frightened

easily agitated

overcome with anger

at end of one's rope

hot and bothered

beside yourself

at boiling point

rubbed the wrong way

in a filthy temper

unsportsmanlike

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

having a fit of the sulks

passive-aggressive

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Adjective

Inclined to find fault too readily

pass-remarkable

difficult to please

impossible to please

on someone's back

over-censorious

unfavourable^UK

over-particular

full of reproof

severely critical

over-fastidious

unaccommodating

hard to satisfy

high-maintenance

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Adjective

Not feeling or showing gratitude

Noun

An act of stating or expressing one's grievances or dissatisfaction

moans and groans

dissatisfaction

minor criticism

trivial objection

trivial complaint

adverse comment

howls of protest

formal complaint

taking exception

counter-argument

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Noun

Fussy or pedantic faultfinding or criticism

verbal disapproval

character assassination

mocking comment

underestimation

critical remark

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Verb

Present participle for to complain about something in irritation or anger

finding fault with

speaking out against

picking holes in

kicking up a fuss

kicking up a stink

taking exception

complaining about

raising objections

expressing disapproval

taking exception to

hypercriticizing

raising a ruckus

crying the blues

kicking up a storm

splitting hairs

putting up a fight

protesting against

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

putting the boot in

quibbling about

lodging a complaint

making a complaint

kvetching about

making a fuss about

inveighing against

expressing concern

showing concern

expressing regret about

blowing off steam

talking under your breath

making a big thing out of

making a mountain out of a molehill

making a big thing of

making a meal of

making a thing of

making a song and dance

screaming bloody murder

sorrowing about

grouching about

sounding off about

bellyaching about

complaining vehemently about

kicking up a rumpus

disagreeing with

fulminating against

pulling to pieces

speaking ill of

looking askance

moaning and groaning

casting aspersions on

doing a hatchet job on

expressing objections

expressing objections to

expressing disagreement

lodging a protest

arguing against

expressing disagreement with

lodging a protest against

expressing disapproval of

raising objections to

remonstrating against

taking issue with

having a problem

quarreling with

disapproving of

grumbling about

drawing the line

taking a stand against

having a problem with

discountenancing

drawing the line at

begging to differ

raising objection

railing against

crying over spilt milk

beating one's breast

crying over spilled milk

mixing it up with

making an objection

going-one-on-one

shedding tears over

shedding tears for

expressing opposition

rocking the boat

singing the blues

eating your heart out

making a protest

voicing disapproval

kicking against

taking up the cudgels

expressing sorrow about

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“Some customers would grumble about having to pay a premium for our services.”

Verb

Present participle for to mutter or speak in a low or barely audible voice

“He muttered an apology but sat fuming with anger for the remainder of the meeting, continuing to grumble under his breath after nearly every speaker.”

Verb

Present participle for to say something angrily or irritably

“In contrast, those who grumble angrily that I have wasted their time really have failed a test, the test of graciously accepting wise correction.”

Verb

Present participle for to make a low rumbling sound

sounding loudly

making a racket

filling the air

tintinnabulating

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“The driver clambers back onto the bus and I hear the engine grumble back into life behind me.”

Verb

Present participle for to think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried

eating your heart out

having a long face

going about like a half-shut knife

wearing a long face

feeling sorry for yourself

mopping and mow

having the hump

feeling unhappy

languishing over

feeling miserable

feeling despondent

feeling despondent about

chafing inwardly

shedding tears for

languishing for

regretting the loss of

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Verb

Present participle for to speak in a low or barely audible voice

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