There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
GRUNTLE
pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
(verb) cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; “She managed to mollify the angry customer”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
gruntle (third-person singular simple present gruntles, present participle gruntling, simple past and past participle gruntled)
(obsolete) To utter small, low grunts.
(obsolete) To complain; to grumble
Etymology 2
Noun
gruntle (plural gruntles)
A grunting sound.
A snort.
Etymology 3
Verb
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.
Synonyms: humour, regruntle (humorous)
Usage notes
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.
Source: Wiktionary
Grun"tle, v. i. Etym: [Freq. of grunt.]
Definition: To grunt; to grunt repeatedly. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTFULLY
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