Grumbled

My boss grumbled at me about my work.

He grumbled about the way they treated him.

Tom grumbled.

He grumbled because they didn't pay him enough.

"Well, you have done well enough for today," she grumbled; "but tomorrow you’ll have something more difficult to do, and if you don’t do it well, you pampered brats, straight into the oven you go."

Three hours later, the King was loitering around the castle, looking for something to busy himself with. "Fuck, I'm so bored," he grumbled in exasperation. "The kids are at school. Gwo's at work. Impa's at the hospital. Ganon—" Suddenly the King heard an incomprehensible cry and turned around to see Fari rush past him. "Damn, Fari, what was that?!" "Piss off, Your Majesty!" Fari yelled at the top of his lungs. "My... PMSing as usual, I see," the King continued to mutter dejectedly. "Shit, I'm so fucking bored. Nothing good on TV. Nothing good online. Nothing good to eat." As he was about to leave the dining hall, his eyes were drawn to a cinnamon jar standing lonely on the table. A spoon of cinnamon was placed conveniently next to it. In a saner state the King may have been reasonably suspicious about it, but now he was so exhausted from boredom that any opportunity to relieve it for a minute felt like a blessing. "I wonder what ground cinnamon tastes like," said he nonchalantly and put the spoon in his mouth.

Tom grumbled about the way people treated him.

He grumbled.

"That'll be thirteen dollars." The cashier had rounded up to the nearest dollar. Odd, but who cared? It was all Tom could do to keep his arm from shaking as he slammed a crumpled $20 bill on the countertop and grabbed his stuff, not even bothering to pick up the change. "Come again," the cashier recited. "The hell I will," Tom grumbled under his breath as he speed-walked to his car, relieved that was over, still trying to figure out how to free himself from John’s grasp.

"I don't like Nan's cooking," grumbled Mary. "What?" piped up Grandad, his hackles raised. "Time was when we'd have been glad to get such a lovely bit of grub each day!"