Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gruntle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gruntle \Grun"tle\, v. i. [Freq. of grunt.]
To grunt; to grunt repeatedly. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gruntle
v : cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
"She managed to mollify her angry boss" [syn: {pacify}, {lenify},
{conciliate}, {assuage}, {appease}, {mollify}, {placate},
{gentle}]
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