grun|tle

grun|tle
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 ]

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  • 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

  • gruntle — grun·tle …   English syllables

  • disgruntle — dis•grun•tle [[t]dɪsˈgrʌn tl[/t]] v. t. tled, tling to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent • Etymology: 1675–85; dis I+gruntle, freq. of grunt dis•grun′tle•ment, n …   From formal English to slang

  • ment — abate·ment; al·i·ment; ap·prove·ment; aug·ment; ce·ment; com·ment; com·part·ment; com·ple·ment; com·pli·ment; con·sign·ment; de·ment; de·part·ment; dis·place·ment; doc·u·ment; el·e·ment; en·ti·tle·ment; en·vi·ron·ment; es·tab·lish·ment;… …   English syllables

  • Disgruntle — Dis*grun tle, v. t. To dissatisfy; to disaffect; to anger. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gruntle — Grun tle, v. i. [Freq. of grunt.] To grunt; to grunt repeatedly. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… …   English syllables

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