| Then, the ministers say, the Communists will grumblingly accept it in the national interest. |
| Alas, as Fowler grumblingly pointed out, the O. E. D. itself cites some of the greatest writers in English defying the supposed prescription explained here. |
| Mr. Merritt received this assessment grumblingly, an earth-toned Eeyore. |
| That is where most British voters, grudgingly respectful of the market because aspirational, grumblingly demanding of the state because used to being nannyed by it, reside. |
| As the red-faced beasts melted grumblingly away into the forest, they looked like they couldn't believe I thought these were my tomatoes, my carrots. |
| Amy grumblingly agreed to give the stream another chance to behave itself. |
