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grunt
[gruhnt]
verb (used without object)
to utter the deep, guttural sound characteristic of a hog.
to utter a similar sound.
to grumble, as in discontent.
verb (used with object)
to express with a grunt.
noun
a sound of grunting.
New England Cooking.a dessert, typically of cherries, peaches, or apples sweetened and spiced, and topped with biscuit dough.
any food fish of the family Pomadasyidae (Haemulidae), found chiefly in tropical and subtropical seas, that emits grunting sounds.
Slang.a soldier, especially an infantryman.
Slang.a common or unskilled worker; laborer.
grunt
/ ɡʌԳ /
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 gruffly
he 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
slangan infantry soldier or US Marine, esp in the Vietnam War
Other Word Forms
- gruntingly adverb
- ˈܲԳپԲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of grunt1
Word History and Origins
Origin of grunt1
Example Sentences
We traded points, pounding out volleys, firing rounds at the net, reacting quickly, lunging, grunting, all of us panting.
A grunting Cruise batters a goon while huffing, “You spend! Too much time! On the internet!”
She favors helping working-class grunts and tends to take down killers who knock off people for entirely average reasons — money, fame or property.
The next, their gasps and grunts turn carnal, almost violent.
Several times, Freeman grunted as he rolled soft grounders toward first base.
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