gruntle

English

Etymology 1

grunt +‎ -le (“early modern English frequentative suffix”)

Verb

gruntle (third-person singular simple present gruntles, present participle gruntling, simple past and past participle gruntled)

  1. (obsolete) To utter small, low grunts.
  2. (obsolete) To complain; to grumble
Translations

Etymology 2

From grunt +‎ -le (diminutive suffix).

Noun

gruntle (plural gruntles)

  1. a grunting sound
  2. a snort

Etymology 3

back-formation from disgruntled

Verb

gruntle (third-person singular simple present gruntles, present participle gruntling, simple past and past participle gruntled)

  1. (humorous) To humour; to induce the opposite effect of causing a person to become disgruntled.
Synonyms
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