- grun|tled
- grun|tled «GRUHN tuhld», adjective.pleased; contented: »
The happy sound of gruntled ballet fans filled the Metropolitan Opera house (Clive Barnes).
╂[back formation < disgruntled]
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dis|grun´tled|ly — dis|grun|tled «dihs GRUHN tuhld», adjective. in a bad humor; discontented; disgusted; displeased: »Nothing would please him in his disgruntled mood. –dis|grun´tled|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
dis|grun|tled — «dihs GRUHN tuhld», adjective. in a bad humor; discontented; disgusted; displeased: »Nothing would please him in his disgruntled mood. –dis|grun´tled|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
tled — be·twat·tled; bot·tled; bris·tled; bus·tled; dis·grun·tled·ly; man·tled; met·tled; ti·tled; set·tled·ly; set·tled·ness; … English syllables
grun — dis·grun·tle; dis·grun·tled·ly; grun·dy; grun·dy·ism; grun·dy swal·low; grun·ion; grun·stane; grun·gy; grun; grun·tle; dis·grun·tle·ment; grun·gi·ness; … English syllables
grun|tle — «GRUHN tuhl», intransitive verb, tled, tling. to utter a low grunt; murmur; grumble: »The dissatisfied customers kept gruntling about the poor service in the restaurant. ╂[< grunt + le frequentative ] … Useful english dictionary
dis·grun·tled — … Useful english dictionary
dis|grun|tle — «dihs GRUHN tuhl», transitive verb, tled, tling. to put in a bad humor; disgust; displease: »A poor breakfast disgruntles him for the rest of the day. ╂[< dis 2 + gruntle] … Useful english dictionary
disgruntled — dis|grun|tled [dısˈgrʌntld] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: gruntle to complain (15 19 centuries), from grunt] annoyed or disappointed, especially because things have not happened in the way that you wanted ▪ a disgruntled client … Dictionary of contemporary English
disgruntled — dis|grun|tled [ dıs grʌntld ] adjective disappointed and annoyed about something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
disgruntledly — dis·grun·tled·ly … English syllables
