grumblingly
- adverb
- /ˈɡrʌmblɪŋli/
:
quejosamente
- He grumblingly accepted that his team had lost the match despite their hard work.
Examples
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She grumblingly complained about the long wait at the doctor's office.
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Molly gained ten pounds, all around the waist, and grumblingly offered to trade metabolisms with Tina.
Fiction book (1991) -
In a few days, the pro and anti factions in the colleges of Iran will be grumblingly drinking tea together and trying to figure out how to get American movies.
Blog text (12) -
She acknowledges grumblingly to whoever hovers in the air over her head that although she may have within her the power to stand up to the anarchy and disorder of the world, she actually has only the most limited authority over that power.
Fiction book (1990) -
They grumblingly agreed to help with the chores after being reminded of their responsibilities.
Synonyms
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3.0
In a bad mood and speaking or acting in an unhappy way
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9.4
In a complaining way that shows annoyance
In a way that shows you are unhappy or annoyed
In a bad mood and complaining
Antonyms
How Complaining
Surface Forms
Morphology
grumblingly = grumbling (transparent) = grumble + ing + ly
Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective/participle 'grumbling' (itself clearly from 'grumble'), so the meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
Grumblingly comes from the simple word grumble, a low, quiet sound meaning 'to complain', together with the ending -ly meaning 'in a way'. So, to do something grumblingly is to do it with a low, unhappy complaint.