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ぼやく · godan verb (-ku)

Meanings

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

Casual, often muttered complaint about minor annoyances; not for formal protests.

〈事こと〉についてぼやくto grumble about something
父ちちは仕し事ごとの忙いそがしさについてぼやいていた。
My father was grumbling about how busy work was.
一ひと人りでぼやくto grumble to oneself
彼かれはいつも一人ひとりでぼやいている。
He's always grumbling to himself.
小こ声ごえでぼやくto grumble in a low voice
彼かの女じょは小こ声ごえで「また残ざん業ぎょうか」とぼやいた。
She muttered under her breath, "Overtime again?"

愚ぐ痴ちる
ぼやく is a low-key, often self-directed mutter of complaint, while 愚痴る usually means venting one's frustrations to another person.
文もん句くを言いう
文句を言う is a more direct, explicit complaint aimed at someone, whereas ぼやく is a softer, often muttered grumble that may not be addressed to anyone in particular.
つぶやくN1
ぼやく is a stronger, more colloquial word for grumbling with clear dissatisfaction, while 呟く can be a quiet, neutral murmur to oneself.

ぼやけるN1
Despite the similar sound, ぼやく means to grumble or complain, while ぼやける means to become blurred or fuzzy.
ぼかすN1
ぼやく sounds similar to ぼかす but means to grumble or complain, unrelated to blurring or obscuring.

The origin is uncertain; it may be related to the mimetic word ぼやぼや (absent-minded, vague), suggesting a vague, muttered complaint.