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Definitions for gruntle
grun·tle

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntleverb

    cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

    "She managed to mollify the angry customer"

Wiktionary

  1. gruntleverb

    To utter small, low grunts.

  2. gruntleverb

    To complain; to grumble

  3. gruntleverb

    To humour; to induce the opposite effect of causing a person to become disgruntled.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To GRUNT, To GRUNTLEverb

    To murmur like a hog.

    Etymology: grunnio, Latin.

    And neigh, and bark, and grunt, and roar and burn,
    Like horse, hound, hog, bear, fire, at every turn. William Shakespeare.

    Lament, ye swine! in gruntings spend your grief;
    For you, like me, have lost your sole relief. John Gay, Past.

    Thy brinded boars may slumber undismay’d,
    Or grunt secure beneath the chesnut shade. Thomas Tickell.

    The scolding quean to louder notes doth rise,
    To her full pipes the grunting hog replies;
    The grunting hogs alarm the neighbours round. Jonathan Swift.

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  1. gruntle

    Gruntle is a rarely used term that is often used in its negative form "disgruntled." The verb gruntle means to make content, satisfied, or pleased. When used as an adjective, it refers to someone who is happy or satisfied. It originated from the Middle English word "gruntlen," which means "to grunt." Thus, it generally has a connotation of expressing satisfaction or pleasure rather than actual grunting sounds.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Gruntleverb

    to grunt; to grunt repeatedly

  2. Etymology: [Freq. of grunt.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of gruntle in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of gruntle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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