"gruntle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: gruntles [plural]
Etymology: From grunt + -le (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|grunt|le|pos2=diminutive suffix}} grunt + -le (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gruntle (plural gruntles)
  1. A grunting sound.
    Sense id: en-gruntle-en-noun-y6S~NtcY
  2. A snort.
    Sense id: en-gruntle-en-noun-NL-z6RRf Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -le Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 21 36 17 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

Forms: gruntles [present, singular, third-person], gruntling [participle, present], gruntled [participle, past], gruntled [past]
Etymology: grunt + -le (early modern English frequentative suffix) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|grunt|le|pos2=early modern English frequentative suffix}} grunt + -le (early modern English frequentative suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} gruntle (third-person singular simple present gruntles, present participle gruntling, simple past and past participle gruntled)
  1. (obsolete) To utter small, low grunts. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-gruntle-en-verb-tvqsw7u7
  2. (obsolete) To complain; to grumble Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-gruntle-en-verb-GpgJJkK3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Forms: gruntles [present, singular, third-person], gruntling [participle, present], gruntled [participle, past], gruntled [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from disgruntled. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|disgruntled}} Back-formation from disgruntled Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: humorous Synonyms: humour, regruntle [humorous]
    Sense id: en-gruntle-en-verb-gjMlLmJ~ Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English back-formations: 11 21 9 15 43 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 11 4 7 73 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 11 4 7 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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