verb
- to put in good humor; to please or satisfy
Usage: informal; often used in the negative form 'disgruntled'
Examples
- Nothing could gruntle him after he heard the bad news.
- The team was gruntled by their coach's encouraging words.
- A small gift might gruntle the upset customer.
- She remained disgruntled despite our efforts to gruntle her.
- The bonus gruntled the employees considerably.