单词 | grunts |
释义 | grunt1 of 2verb ˈgrənt grunted; grunting; grunts intransitive verb : to utter a grunt transitive verb : to utter with a grunt grunter noun grunt 2 of 2noun plural grunts 1 a : the deep short sound characteristic of a hog b : a similar sound 2 [from the noise it makes when taken from the water] : any of a family (Haemulidae synonym Pomadasyidae) of chiefly tropical marine bony fishes 3 : a dessert made by dropping biscuit dough on top of boiling berries and steaming blueberry grunt 4 a : a U.S. army or marine foot soldier especially in the Vietnam War b : one who does routine unglamorous work —often used attributively grunt work grunts 1 of 2 noun1 as in murmurs speech that is not clear enough to be understood preoccupied with what he was doing, the mechanic gave only a grunt when I asked when the car would be ready Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
2 as in laborers a person who does very hard or dull work we have an opening in the warehouse if you don't mind doing grunt work Synonyms & Similar Words
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grunts 2 of 2verbas in mumbles to speak softly and unclearly was so absorbed with the video game that when asked what he wanted for dinner, he just grunted Synonyms & Similar Words
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