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View usage for: (grʌnt) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense grunts, present participle grunting, past tense, past participle grunted1. verbIf 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. verbWhen an animal grunts, it makes a low rough noise. ...the sound of a pig grunting. [VERB] (ɡrʌnt) verb1. (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 noun3. 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 grunnīregrunt in American English (grʌnt) verb intransitive1. to make the short, deep, hoarse sound of a hog 2. to make a sound like this, as in annoyance, contempt, effort, etc. verb transitive3. to express by grunting to grunt one's disapproval noun4. the sound made in grunting 5. any of a family (Haemulidae) of marine percoid fishes that grunt when removed from water 6. US, Slanga. 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. adjective7. 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 grunnireExamples of 'grunt' in a sentencegrunt And that meant doing defensive grunt work, with limited opportunities to get forward.We are just stolid, slightly stressed, relatively competent men committed to sharing in as much of the grunt work of parenting as we can.There is a strange grunting sound coming from the woods now.When we talk to people they just grunt.The steering is responsive and it has enough grunt to get you out of trouble.Much of the grunt work done by ad agencies will be taken over by machines.He was grunting and she sounded like she was having a great time.He just grunts from under the covers.And you get all this grunt for a lot less money than with both of those cars.He is capable of the grunt work.The list includes thinking that policemen look very young these days and grunting when you get up out of a chair.Some of them are almost like noises, like grunting.We hired you because we have grunt work we need done, now shut up.He didn't apologise and just grunted and looked me up and down.When asking for directions or advice, you either get ignored or grunted at.I suggested inviting them for a visit but he just grunted.I just get a grunt by way of acknowledgement.I have scored some tries which needed more than just grunt.No. Are they making grunting noises?Sometimes you get a grunt.I am lucky to get a grunt till at least mid-morning.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.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. Word lists withgrunt Types of fishBritish 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' vi - [person]
发(發)哼哼声(聲) (fā hēnghēngshēng) - [pig, bear]
发(發)出呼噜声(聲) (fāchū hūlūshēng)
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咕哝着(著)表示 (gūnongzhe biǎoshì)
n (c) - [of person]
咕哝声(聲) (gūnongshēng) - [of pig, bear]
呼噜声(聲) (hūlūshēng) (阵(陣), zhèn)
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