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Workers insist that they are not disgruntled. They are very gruntled.
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Meaning of "gruntled" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GRUNTLED

Back formation from disgruntled.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GRUNTLED

gruntled  [ˈɡrʌntəld] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRUNTLED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gruntled is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GRUNTLED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gruntled in the English dictionary

The definition of gruntled in the dictionary is happy or contented; satisfied.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRUNTLED


disgruntled
dɪsˈɡrʌntəld
embattled
ɪmˈbætəld
entitled
ɪnˈtaɪtəld
lintelled
ˈlɪntəld
metalled
ˈmɛtəld
mettled
ˈmɛtəld
mottled
ˈmɒtəld
pedestalled
ˈpɛdɪstəld
petalled
ˈpɛtəld
rattled
ˈrætəld
settled
ˈsɛtəld
subtitled
ˈsʌbtaɪtəld
titled
ˈtaɪtəld
totalled
ˈtəʊtəld
undismantled
ˌʌndɪsˈmæntəld
unentitled
ˌʌnɪnˈtaɪtəld
unmetalled
ʌnˈmɛtəld
unsettled
ʌnˈsɛtəld
untitled
ʌnˈtaɪtəld
wattled
ˈwɒtəld

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRUNTLED

grumps
grumpy
grundies
Grundy
Grundyism
grunge
grunger
grungier
grungiest
grungy
grunion
grunt
grunter
gruntle
grup
gruppetti
gruppetto
Grus
grushie
grutch

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRUNTLED

air-cooled
called
cancelled
castled
controlled
coupled
detailed
disabled
failed
filled
handled
installed
led
rolled
ruled
scheduled
sealed
skilled
so-called
startled

Synonyms and antonyms of gruntled in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gruntled» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRUNTLED

Find out the translation of gruntled to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gruntled from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gruntled» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

gruntled
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gruntled
570 millions of speakers

English

gruntled
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gruntled
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

gruntled
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

gruntled
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gruntled
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

gruntled
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gruntled
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bergegas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gruntled
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

gruntled
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

gruntled
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gruntled
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gruntled
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gruntled
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घुटमळणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gruntled
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gruntled
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gruntled
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

gruntled
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gruntled
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

gruntled
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gruntled
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

gruntled
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

gruntled
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gruntled

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRUNTLED»

The term «gruntled» is normally little used and occupies the 122.839 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRUNTLED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gruntled

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2 QUOTES WITH «GRUNTLED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gruntled.
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Kevin Nealon
Workers insist that they are not disgruntled. They are very gruntled.
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P. G. Wodehouse
I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRUNTLED»

Discover the use of gruntled in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gruntled and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wordapodia: An Encyclopedia of Real Fake Words
You. Know. What ... ? For the latest on this new wordapod, I sat down with historian and semantician supreme Edwin Eggnut. Matt: Hey Eddie, are you feeling gruntled today? Eggnut: No, but glad you asked. Not really. My lunch left me a little ...
Matthew J. Goldberg, 2010
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Interviewing and Investigating: Essential Skills for the ...
The issues in the suit go back to a time when N. Big Trouble owned the business with another man, Dis Gruntled. N. Big Trouble bought out Dis Gruntled's interest in the business last year. The attorney for N. Big Trouble needs information from ...
Stephen P. Parsons, 2007
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Firing at Will: A Manager's Guide
I've been talking about gruntled employees for the last five years, when I started the Gruntled Employees workplace blog (gruntledemployees.com). And even before that, since I began advising managers I7 years ago, I've been preaching a  ...
Jay Shepherd, 2011
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No Uncertain Terms: More Writing from the Popular "On ...
P. G. Wodehouse, creator of Jeeves, wrote in his 1938 Code of the Woosters, "If not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled." The OED and Merriam- Webster list that play on a word as a back-formation from disgruntle, and the word  ...
William Safire, 2004
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What Made The Crocodile Cry?: 101 questions about the ...
If. you. can. be. disgruntled,. can. you. be. 'gruntled'. too? here are some words in English that, as they are largely negative, seem likely to have a positive partner in another word. Disgruntled is a perfect example: why can't we be gruntled ...
Susie Dent, 2009
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Blooming English: Observations on the Roots, Cultivation and ...
The tale of requited love Jack Winter in the piece 'How I Met My Wife' begins his torrid tale of requited love thus: 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.
Kate Burridge, 2004
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The Songwriter's Idea Book
2 (AABA Form wllntroductory Verse) GRUNTLED AND SHEVELED AND COUTH I know many a man who's disgruntled — Who is angry, and surly and glum. I know many a man who's disheveled — Who looks like a two-legged slum. And then ...
Sheila Davis, 1992
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Social Media Strategies for Professionals and Their Firms: ...
Online at: Blog: Gruntled Employees, launched in 2006, www.gruntledemployees .com From the first words on his blog, you see Jay's smart, easy style of writing using short, clean sentences: “If you deal with employees, this blog is for you.
Michelle Golden, 2010
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For Broncos Fans Only!
A. GRUNTLED. BRONCOS. FAN. NORMAN SILVA Norman, better known as " Stormin ' Norman," played halfback at St. Francis de Sales High School. Norman claims to be the original "dress up" Broncos fan and appeared in the March 1979  ...
Rich Wolfe, 2007
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P.G. Wodehouse – A Portrait Of A Master 
One piece of imagery from it will certainly live on in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, thanks to editor Christopher Morley who chose to include the delightful "While he was not exactly disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled." Plum, with The ...
David A Jasen, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRUNTLED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gruntled is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jaffe Morning Briefing: July 13, 2015
AT WORK – Happy Gruntled Day! On this glorious summer Monday, workers who actually like their jobs are skipping into work, humming a ... «NJTV News, Jul 15»
2
What day is it? Embrace Your Geekness Day - get your geek on
Runner-up: Gruntled Workers Day. If you're happy at your job and you know it, clap your hands (if you don't know it, disregard). July 14: Shark ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»
3
Cameron in Europe: Not a Good Place to Be
... that Ukip and others who have made such a fetish of a referendum are hoping for - and it will leave them a great deal less than gruntled. «Huffington Post UK, Jun 15»
4
The 7 utterly essential rules to keep entrepreneurs from going broke
Gruntled is not in the dictionary. Disgruntled is. Therefore, count on employees leaving you and then suing you. Competitors? They'll sue ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
5
Q&A about Adrian Peterson and the latest NFL holdout
We've got a couple months before the situation between the less-than-gruntled Peterson and the Vikings reaches that point. Peterson wants a ... «1500 ESPN, May 15»
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Words and only words
... the “negative Nats” alone, or the tree-huggers alone, or the academics alone, or some less-than-gruntled MP alone. All of these and more are ... «Times of Malta, May 15»
7
Coalition parties not a great ad for marriage
Senior Labour figures were apparently less than gruntled when they learned that the Health Minister was due to appear. According to sources ... «Irish Independent, May 15»
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Comedian Andy Parsons coming to Melksham
He has also had three best-selling DVD releases which include Britain's Got Idiots and Gruntled. His contributions as a writer to TV shows have ... «Wiltshire Times, May 15»
9
Stephen Jones tries to downplay Adrian Peterson trade talk
... to the Vikings to adjust their demands, which may be higher than some expected for a running back who doesn't seem gruntled in Minnesota. «NBCSports.com, Apr 15»
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Great News: In-flight WiFi Could Help Hackers Bring Down the Plane
The thought of some disgruntled hacker (have you ever met a gruntled hacker?) taking out his break-up on a passenger jet turns air travel into a ... «PJ Media, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Gruntled [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/gruntled>. Apr 2024 ».
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