The Oxford English Dictionary defines gruntle as " to grumble, murmur, complain, " and cites a 1589 sermon by Robert Bruce : " It becomes us not to have our hearts here gruntling upon this earth ."
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The Oxford English Dictionary defines gruntle as " to grumble, murmur, complain, " and cites a 1589 sermon by Robert Bruce : " It becomes us not to have our hearts here gruntling upon this earth ."
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Though studies suggest consumers are gloomy about their finances and job prospects, " When it comes to buying, consumers are ` gruntled,'more than disgruntled, " said Gary Ciminero, an economist based in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Gruntle is what lexicographers call a frequentive, a verb that describes repeated or recurrent action . ( Some call it " frequentative, " but they need preventive, not preventative, medicine . ) The frequentive of wrest is wrestle; of prate, prattle; of spark, sparkle; and the frequentive of grunt is gruntle.
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Gruntle is what lexicographers call a frequentive, a verb that describes repeated or recurrent action . ( Some call it " frequentative, " but they need preventive, not preventative, medicine . ) The frequentive of wrest is wrestle; of prate, prattle; of spark, sparkle; and the frequentive of grunt is gruntle.
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For example, " gruntled " ( from " disgruntled " ) is used only in humorous contexts, as when P . G . Wodehouse wrote, " I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled ", or the character Turk in the American sitcom " Scrubs " told another character, " I don't disdain you!
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For example, " gruntled " ( from " disgruntled " ) is used only in humorous contexts, as when P . G . Wodehouse wrote, " I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled ", or the character Turk in the American sitcom " Scrubs " told another character, " I don't disdain you!
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Imagine that a disgruntled former employee is looking for revenge, except that instead of pumping 9mm slugs into the gruntled workers, he decides to break into the computer system with your password, wipe out your financial records, erase years of your work and send E-mail to the entire Internet _ with your return address _ about what the boss's wife was really doing for the two hours she disappeared from last year's Christmas party.
