different between regruntle vs gruntle

English

Etymology

re- +? gruntle, from disgruntle.

Verb

regruntle (third-person singular simple present regruntles, present participle regruntling, simple past and past participle regruntled)

1. (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.

English

Etymology 1

grunt +? -le (early modern English frequentative suffix)

Verb

gruntle (third-person singular simple present gruntles, present participle gruntling, simple past and past participle gruntled)

1. (obsolete) To utter small, low grunts.
2. (obsolete) To complain; to grumble

Translations

Etymology 2

From grunt +? -le (diminutive suffix).

Noun

gruntle (plural gruntles)

1. A grunting sound.
2. A snort.

Etymology 3

Back-formation from disgruntled.

Verb

gruntle (third-person singular simple present gruntles, present participle gruntling, simple past and past participle gruntled)

1. (humorous) To humour; to induce the opposite effect of causing a person to become disgruntled.

   Synonyms: humour, (humorous) regruntle

Usage notes

To gruntle is not in normal usage. It has gained a certain currency amongst information security specialists to describe a process whereby the negative feelings of a disgruntled user might be reduced, or positive feelings induced.

References

• gruntle at OneLook Dictionary Search
• gruntle in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.