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Gruntle

verb
1.
Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of.  Synonyms: appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate.






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"Gruntle" Quotes from Famous Books



... So, so; the boars begin to gruntle at one another: set up your bristles now, a'both sides: whet and ...
— The Works of John Dryden, Vol. 6 (of 18) - Limberham; Oedipus; Troilus and Cressida; The Spanish Friar • John Dryden

... Lord Lennox' march, To keep his courage cheery; Altho' his hair began to arch, He was sae fley'd an' eerie: [scared, awe-struck] Till presently he hears a squeak, An' then a grane an' gruntle; [groan] He by his shouther gae a keek, [shoulder gave, peep] An' tumbl'd wi' a wintle [summersault] Out-owre ...
— Robert Burns - How To Know Him • William Allan Neilson



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