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gruntle

verbnoun
Quick answer

As a verb, gruntle means humour. As a noun, it means a grunting sound.

Meanings of gruntle

6 meanings

verb

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

  2. Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

    “She managed to mollify the angry customer”

    Similar: pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify
Older and rare meanings (2)

  1. obsoleteTo utter small, low grunts.

  2. obsoleteTo complain; to grumble

noun

  1. A grunting sound.

  2. A snort.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

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

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