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discontented
Restlessly unhappy; malcontent.
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  1. Restlessly unhappy; malcontent.
  2. Not contented; wanting something more or different
  3. Experiencing discontent, dissatisfaction.
sour
Displeased with something one formerly admired or liked; disenchanted:
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  1. Displeased with something one formerly admired or liked; disenchanted:
  2. Having the sharp, acid taste of lemon juice, vinegar, green fruit, etc.
  3. Bad-tempered and morose; peevish:
grouchy
In a bad-tempered or sulky mood; grumpy
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  1. In a bad-tempered or sulky mood; grumpy
  2. Tending to complain or grumble; peevish or grumpy.
Find another word for grumbling. In this page you can discover 4 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for grumbling, like: discontented, sour, grouchy and irritable.

Sentence Examples

  • As usual, her stomach was grumbling for food.

  • Vinnie paced up and down, grumbling like a bear on the first day of spring.

  • The work by which he is known is the Fable of the Bees, published first in 1705 under the title of The Grumbling Hive, or Knaves Turn'd Honest (two hundred doggerel couplets).

  • Between the two extremes stood the discontented Moderates, who indulged freely in grumbling without knowing how the unsatisfactory state of things was to be remedied.

  • These were primarily (and compulsorily) censored by military censors on the field, but they all came through the Press Bureau, which occasionally exercised a super-censorship. The methods adopted caused constant grumbling and discontent.

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