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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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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