grunt
verb (used without object)
to utter the deep, guttural sound characteristic of a hog.
grunting
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present participleof grunt.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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An old Catalan independence flag hanging by its entrance flaps in the wind, and the sound of pigs grunting and squealing in the farm buildings can be heard in the distance.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
With the match on serve, Sabalenka was hit with a hindrance call for grunting, triggering a long video review and boos.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
He plays it in a way that’s equal parts grunting and scatting and which, as Kirk biographer John Kruth has noted, was essentially adopted wholesale by rock star Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026
You could choose Homer Simpson grunting “D’oh!” or Eddie Van Halen shredding part of “Eruption.”
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2025
Looking me straight in the eye, and waving his long arms in the air, he started grunting and squalling.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
