gruntle

2 definitions found

gruntle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gruntle \Grun"tle\ (gr[u^]n"t'l), v. i. [Freq. of grunt.]
     To grunt; to grunt repeatedly. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]

gruntle - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gruntle
      v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
           "She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: pacify,
           lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify,
           placate, gentle, gruntle]