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gruntle

/ˈɡɹʌn.təl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
grun-tle
IPA
/ˈɡɹʌn.təl/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To utter small, low grunts.

Obsolete

verb

To complain; to grumble

Obsolete

noun

A grunting sound.

noun

A snort.

verb

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

Humorous

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

gruntles (present, singular) gruntling (participle, present) gruntled (participle, past) gruntled (past) gruntles (plural)

Derived Forms

begruntle disgruntle

Synonyms

humour regruntle pacify lenify conciliate assuage appease mollify placate gentle

Antonyms

disgruntle irk annoy

Questions

How do you pronounce gruntle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹʌn.təl/.
What does gruntle mean?
To utter small, low grunts.
Where does gruntle come from?
From grunt + -le (early modern English frequentative suffix).

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