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begruntle

begruntle verb: to make or render uneasy; disconcert.

Verb

begruntle (third-person singular simple present begruntles, present participle begruntling, simple past and past participle begruntled)

  1. (transitive) To make or render uneasy; disconcert.

Forms of begruntle

third-person singular presentbegruntles
present participlebegruntling
past participlebegruntled
pastbegruntled

Origin of begruntle

From be- + gruntle.

Questions about begruntle

What does begruntle mean?
Begruntle means to make or render uneasy; disconcert.
What part of speech is begruntle?
Begruntle is a verb.
What is the past tense of begruntle?
The past tense of begruntle is begruntled.

Words near begruntle in the dictionary

  1. begrumble
  2. begrumbled
  3. begrumbles
  4. begrumbling
  5. begrumpled
  6. begruntle
  7. begrutch
  8. begrutched
  9. begrutches
  10. begrutching
  11. begrutten

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