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
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
gruntle (plural gruntles)
A grunting sound.
A snort.
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)
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
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
