gruntle
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
grunt + -le (early modern English frequentative suffix)
Verb edit
gruntle (third-person singular simple present gruntles, present participle gruntling, simple past and past participle gruntled)
Translations edit
grunt — see grunt
Etymology 2 edit
From grunt + -le (diminutive suffix).
Noun edit
gruntle (plural gruntles)
Etymology 3 edit
Back-formation from disgruntled.
Verb edit
gruntle (third-person singular simple present gruntles, present participle gruntling, simple past and past participle gruntled)
- (humorous) To humour; to induce the opposite effect of causing a person to become disgruntled.
Usage notes edit
To gruntle is not in normal usage. It has gained a certain currency amongst information security specialists to describe a process whereby the negative feelings of a disgruntled user might be reduced, or positive feelings induced.
References edit
- “gruntle”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “gruntle”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.