grumphn.

Brit.

/ɡrʌm(p)f/, U.S.

/ɡrəm(p)f/, Scottish English

/ɡrʌmf/

Etymology: < grumph v.

Scottish.

A grunt, whether from an animal or a human being.

ΚΠ

1737 A. Ramsay Coll. Scots Prov. (1797) 23 Better thole a grumph than a sumph.

1814 C. I. Johnstone Saxon & Gaël I. v. 42 He drew a long sigh or rather grumph, through his nose, while he shook his head and said, ‘O Jane! Jane! ye was aye a dour kimmer!’

1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 9 137 Loud was the grumph and grumble from hog-stye.

1827 W. Scott Jrnl. 10 Apr. (1941) 41 What can be expected of a sow but a grumph?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

grumphv.

Brit.

/ɡrʌm(p)f/, U.S.

/ɡrəm(p)f/, Scottish English

/ɡrʌmf/

Etymology: Echoic, with suggestion from grunt v. Compare grump v.

Scottish.

intransitive. To grunt; said both of animals and human beings. Also quasi-transitive, to utter with a grunt, to grunt out.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > sounds like animal or bird sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > grunt

gruntc1440

hoinec1440

yoffc1630

grumph1807

oink1933

1807 J. Stagg Misc. Poems (new ed.) 8 The breydegroom grumph'd agreed.

a1854 Ld. Cockburn Memorials (1856) v. 326 He stopped, and grumphed.

1862 A. Hislop Prov. Scotl. 36 Better speak bauldly out than aye be grumphin'.

1896 S. R. Crockett Grey Man xii. 84 The loathly sow..lay..grunting and grumphing most filthily.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grumph
释义	grumphn. Brit. /ɡrʌm(p)f/, U.S. /ɡrəm(p)f/, Scottish English /ɡrʌmf/ Etymology: < grumph v. Scottish. A grunt, whether from an animal or a human being. ΚΠ 1737 A. Ramsay Coll. Scots Prov. (1797) 23 Better thole a grumph than a sumph. 1814 C. I. Johnstone Saxon & Gaël I. v. 42 He drew a long sigh or rather grumph, through his nose, while he shook his head and said, ‘O Jane! Jane! ye was aye a dour kimmer!’ 1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 9 137 Loud was the grumph and grumble from hog-stye. 1827 W. Scott Jrnl. 10 Apr. (1941) 41 What can be expected of a sow but a grumph? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). grumphv. Brit. /ɡrʌm(p)f/, U.S. /ɡrəm(p)f/, Scottish English /ɡrʌmf/ Etymology: Echoic, with suggestion from grunt v. Compare grump v. Scottish. intransitive. To grunt; said both of animals and human beings. Also quasi-transitive, to utter with a grunt, to grunt out. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > sounds like animal or bird sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > grunt gruntc1440 hoinec1440 yoffc1630 grumph1807 oink1933 1807 J. Stagg Misc. Poems (new ed.) 8 The breydegroom grumph'd agreed. a1854 Ld. Cockburn Memorials (1856) v. 326 He stopped, and grumphed. 1862 A. Hislop Prov. Scotl. 36 Better speak bauldly out than aye be grumphin'. 1896 S. R. Crockett Grey Man xii. 84 The loathly sow..lay..grunting and grumphing most filthily. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1737v.1807
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