What does gruntled mean?
Gruntled means (obsolete) Grunted..
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/ˈɡɹʌntl̩d/ · adjective
(obsolete) Grunted..
Along about the time Orion's sword sloped down the west, Chabot heard their gruntled noises and the scurry of the flock.
He spoke with a certain what-is-it in his voice, and I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.
It had been a rough day, so when I walked into the party I was very chalant, despite my efforts to appear gruntled and consolate.
After all, a number of players were disgruntled, and a few more were gruntled.
[S]he was rumoured to be rather less than gruntled when The Soup’s Joel McHale said: "Here's Ryan Seacrest and Tyra Banks playing Lady and the Tramp ... You figure out which is which."
Gruntled employees are happy employees. Gruntled employees like their coworkers. […] gruntled employees like their employers. … So how do you keep your employees gruntled?
Use gruntled when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gruntled means (obsolete) Grunted..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include disgruntled.
Along about the time Orion's sword sloped down the west, Chabot heard their gruntled noises and the scurry of the flock.
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