regruntle
English
Etymology
re- + gruntle, from disgruntle.
Verb
regruntle (third-person singular simple present regruntles, present participle regruntling, simple past and past participle regruntled)
- (humorous) To return to humour; to cause a disgruntled person to cease being upset.
- Synonym: gruntle
- 1946, Printers’ Ink, volume 217, p. 42:
- Here, he thought, is a man in need of a thorough regruntling job.
- 1981, Time, volume 117, p. 46:
- If the polls reflect a state of public disgruntlement, he [the president] is supposed to take charge of regruntling.