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GRUNTLE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
gruntle • \GRUN-tul\ • verb. : to put in a good humor . Examples: The hour-long wait at the restaurant irked us, but once we were seated, we were soon gruntled by an amiable waiter. " I returned to my interrupted slumber in a mood far from gruntled.
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gruntle - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Verb · (obsolete) To utter small, low grunts. · (obsolete) To complain; to grumble. Derived terms. edit · begruntle · disgruntle. Translations. edit. grunt — ...
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How "gruntled" came to mean the exact opposite of its origin - Reddit
"Gruntle" was attested back to the 1500s as a verb meaning "to murmur or complain." When "disgruntled" was formed, it was in essence a way of saying that ...
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▪ I. gruntle, n. Sc. (ˈgrʌnt(ə)l) Also 6–8 gruntill, 9 grunkle. [f. gruntle v.] 1. The snout of a pig, or other animal.1535 Lyndesay Satyre 2109 Heir is ane relict..The gruntill of Sanct Antonis sow, Quhilk buir his haly bell. a 1557 Diurn. Occurr. (Bannatyne Club) 235 Xiij grysis, off the quhilkis,...
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Gruntle | Malazan Wiki - Fandom
Gruntle was the captain of a group of caravan guards for hire, which included Stonny Menackis and Harllo. He had been in the trade for over twenty years, ...
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gruntle, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
The earliest known use of the verb gruntle is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for gruntle is from around 1400, ...
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GRUNTLE definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
British dialect to grunt or groan.... Click for pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
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Word of the Week – Disgruntled + Gruntle - Roseanna M. White
Back in the Middle Ages, gruntled meant “to grumble or complain.” Apparently occasionally the prefix dis- means “very, entirely,” which is what it does in this ...
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Gruntle - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of synonyms: appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate
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gruntle - Dictionary Checker - Scrabble Word Finder
1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
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Is 'gruntle' even a word? If so, how would one use it in a sentence ...
Gruntle means to please or put in a good humor. It is a back-formation whichs means a word resulting from the subtraction of an affix from a ...
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Back-formation
As it happens, gruntle and dain are both attested much earlier, but not as antonyms of the longer forms.
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disgruntle
disgruntle, v. (dɪsˈgrʌnt(ə)l) [f. dis- 5 + gruntle v. freq. of grunt.] trans. To put into sulky dissatisfaction or ill-humour; to chagrin, disgust. Chiefly in pa. pple.1682 H. Cave Hist. Popery IV. 79 Hodge was a little disgruntled at that Inscription. a 1683 Sir P. Warwick Mem. Chas. I (1701) 226 ...
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Freddi Fish 4: The Case of the Hogfish Rustlers of Briny Gulch
They meet one of the hogfish named Gruntle, who explains that they have tried to break the handlebars on their window, which are slightly loose. When Goby and Moray return to find the hogfish leaving, the Sheriff and townsfolk arrive and Freddi and Gruntle explain to everyone about Mr.
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