grunt
verb /ɡrʌnt/
/ɡrʌnt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they grunt | /ɡrʌnt/ /ɡrʌnt/ |
| he / she / it grunts | /ɡrʌnts/ /ɡrʌnts/ |
| past simple grunted | /ˈɡrʌntɪd/ /ˈɡrʌntɪd/ |
| past participle grunted | /ˈɡrʌntɪd/ /ˈɡrʌntɪd/ |
| -ing form grunting | /ˈɡrʌntɪŋ/ /ˈɡrʌntɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (of animals, especially pigs) to make a short, low sound in the throatTopics Animalsc2
- [intransitive, transitive] (of people) to make a short, low sound in your throat, especially to show that you are in pain, annoyed or not interested; to say something using this sound
- He pulled harder on the rope, grunting with the effort.
- When I told her what had happened she just grunted and turned back to her book.
- grunt something He grunted something about being late and rushed out.
- + speech ‘Thanks,’ he grunted.
Extra Examples- Grunting and groaning, they heaved the wardrobe up the stairs.
- He grunted in pain.
- He merely grunted at her and nodded his head.
- His father grunted at him as he left the room.
- She asked him a question and he grunted in reply.
- She stirred the soup, grunting with satisfaction.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- loudly
- softly
- angrily
- …
- at
- in
- with
- …
- grunt and groan
Word OriginOld English grunnettan, of Germanic origin and related to German grunzen; probably originally imitative.