Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

gruntle en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡɹʌn.təl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From grunt + -le (early modern English frequentative suffix).

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) To utter small, low grunts.
  2. (obsolete) To complain; to grumble

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
gruntles Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
gruntled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
gruntled Tense=Past lexicographic
gruntling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

begruntle · disgruntle

gruntle en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡɹʌn.təl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From grunt + -le (diminutive suffix).

Meanings

  1. A grunting sound.
  2. A snort.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
gruntles Number=Plur lexicographic

gruntle en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡɹʌn.təl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Back-formation from disgruntled.

Meanings

  1. (humorous) To humour; to induce the opposite effect of causing a person to become disgruntled.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
gruntles Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
gruntling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
gruntled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
gruntled Tense=Past lexicographic

Antonyms

irk · disgruntle · annoy

Synonyms

humour · regruntle