"regruntle" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: regruntles [present, singular, third-person], regruntling [participle, present], regruntled [participle, past], regruntled [past]
Etymology: re- + gruntle, from disgruntle. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|gruntle}} re- + gruntle Head templates: {{en-verb}} regruntle (third-person singular simple present regruntles, present participle regruntling, simple past and past participle regruntled)
  1. (humorous) To return to humour; to cause a disgruntled person to cease being upset. Tags: humorous Synonyms: gruntle
    Sense id: en-regruntle-en-verb-BDbAQbRM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

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