Meaning

3 senses

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

  2. (obsolete)To utter small, low grunts.

  3. (obsolete)To complain; to grumble

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

Origin

From grunt + -le (early modern English frequentative suffix). Back-formation from disgrun

From grunt + -le (early modern English frequentative suffix).

Back-formation from disgruntled.

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Forms

gruntles, gruntling, gruntled, gruntled
Base formgruntle · to gruntle
3rd person singulargruntles
Present participlegruntling
Past simplegruntled
Past participlegruntled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygruntle
he, she, itgruntles

Past simpleLesson

all personsgruntled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave gruntled
he, she, ithas gruntled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill gruntle

Synonyms

10 synonyms
humourB1regruntle
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms
disgruntleirkannoyA2

Word family

2 related words
Derivedbegruntledisgruntle

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
grumpygruntguacamoleguanoguaranteeB1
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