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grunt

(grʌnt)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense grunts, present participle grunting, past tense, past participle grunted
1. verb
If you grunt, you make a low sound, especially because you are annoyed or not interested in something.
The driver grunted, convinced that Michael was crazy. [VERB]
'Rubbish,' I grunted. [VERB with quote]
He grunted his thanks. [VERB noun]
Grunt is also a noun.
Their replies were no more than grunts of acknowledgement. [+ of]
2. verb
When an animal grunts, it makes a low rough noise.
...the sound of a pig grunting. [VERB]

grunt in British English

(ɡrʌnt)
verb
1. (intransitive)
(esp of pigs and some other animals) to emit a low short gruff noise
2. (when tr, may take a clause as object)
to express something gruffly
he grunted his answer
noun
3. 
the characteristic low short gruff noise of pigs, etc, or a similar sound, as of disgust
4. 
any of various mainly tropical marine sciaenid fishes, such as Haemulon macrostomum (Spanish grunt), that utter a grunting sound when caught
5.  US slang
an infantry soldier or US Marine
6.  British informal
power, esp in a motor vehicle
Derived forms
gruntingly (ˈgruntingly)
adverb
Word origin
Old English grunnettan, probably of imitative origin; compare Old High German grunnizōn, grunni moaning, Latin grunnīre

grunt in American English

(grʌnt)
verb intransitive
1. 
to make the short, deep, hoarse sound of a hog
2. 
to make a sound like this, as in annoyance, contempt, effort, etc.
verb transitive
3. 
to express by grunting
to grunt one's disapproval
noun
4. 
the sound made in grunting
5. 
any of a family (Haemulidae) of marine percoid fishes that grunt when removed from water
6.  US, Slang
a. 
a U.S. infantryman, orig. in the war in Vietnam
b. 
any person having or performing a low-prestige job involving routine tasks, strenuous labor, etc.
adjective
7. 
of, for, or done by a grunt
grunt work
Word origin
ME grunten < OE grunnettan (akin to Ger grunzen), freq. of grunian, to grunt < IE *gru-, echoic > L grunnire

Examples of 'grunt' in a sentence
grunt

And that meant doing defensive grunt work, with limited opportunities to get forward.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We are just stolid, slightly stressed, relatively competent men committed to sharing in as much of the grunt work of parenting as we can.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is a strange grunting sound coming from the woods now.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
When we talk to people they just grunt.
The Sun (2012)
The steering is responsive and it has enough grunt to get you out of trouble.
The Sun (2013)
Much of the grunt work done by ad agencies will be taken over by machines.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He was grunting and she sounded like she was having a great time.
The Sun (2009)
He just grunts from under the covers.
The Sun (2012)
And you get all this grunt for a lot less money than with both of those cars.
The Sun (2014)
He is capable of the grunt work.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The list includes thinking that policemen look very young these days and grunting when you get up out of a chair.
The Sun (2013)
Some of them are almost like noises, like grunting.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We hired you because we have grunt work we need done, now shut up.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He didn't apologise and just grunted and looked me up and down.
The Sun (2014)
When asking for directions or advice, you either get ignored or grunted at.
The Sun (2010)
I suggested inviting them for a visit but he just grunted.
The Sun (2015)
I just get a grunt by way of acknowledgement.
The Sun (2011)
I have scored some tries which needed more than just grunt.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
No. Are they making grunting noises?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Sometimes you get a grunt.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I am lucky to get a grunt till at least mid-morning.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What he was trying to say was that the Avatar sequel will be cheaper than the original because all the computer grunt work has been done.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I would have thought she was a bit above the grunt work of writing shop reviews, but she says basically she does anything she is assigned to.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

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grunt

British English: grunt VERB
If you grunt, you make a low sound, especially because you are annoyed or not interested in something.
The driver grunted, convinced that I was crazy.
  • American English: grunt
  • Brazilian Portuguese: grunhir
  • Chinese: 嘟哝着说尤指厌烦或不感兴趣时
  • European Spanish: gruñir
  • French: grogner
  • German: grunzen
  • Italian: grugnire
  • Japanese: フンと言う
  • Korean: 툴툴거리다
  • European Portuguese: grunhir
  • Latin American Spanish: gruñir

Chinese translation of 'grunt'

grunt

(ɡrʌnt)

vi

  1. [person] 发(發)哼哼声(聲) (fā hēnghēngshēng)
  2. [pig, bear] 发(發)出呼噜声(聲) (fāchū hūlūshēng)

vt

  1. 咕哝着(著)表示 (gūnongzhe biǎoshì)

n (c)

  1. [of person] 咕哝声(聲) (gūnongshēng)
  2. [of pig, bear] 呼噜声(聲) (hūlūshēng) (阵(陣), zhèn)
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