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grunt
[ gruhnt ]
/ grÊnt /
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verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to express with a grunt.
noun
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Origin of grunt
First recorded before 900; Middle English grunten, Old English grunnettan, frequentative of grunian âto gruntâ; cognate with German grunzen, Latin grunnÄ«re
OTHER WORDS FROM grunt
grunt·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby grunt
GrĂŒnewald, grunge, grungy, grunion, Grunitsky, grunt, grunter, grunting ox, gruntled, grunt work, grup
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How to use grunt in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for grunt
grunt
/ (ÉĄrÊnt) /
verb
(intr) (esp of pigs and some other animals) to emit a low short gruff noise
(when tr, may take a clause as object) to express something grufflyhe grunted his answer
noun
the characteristic low short gruff noise of pigs, etc, or a similar sound, as of disgust
any of various mainly tropical marine sciaenid fishes, such as Haemulon macrostomum (Spanish grunt), that utter a grunting sound when caught
US slang an infantry soldier or US Marine, esp in the Vietnam War
Derived forms of grunt
gruntingly, adverbWord Origin for grunt
Old English grunnettan, probably of imitative origin; compare Old High German grunnizĆn, grunni moaning, Latin grunnÄ«re
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