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grunt
(grŭnt)v. grunt·ed, grunt·ing, grunts
v.intr.
1. To utter a deep guttural sound, as a hog does.
2. To utter a sound similar to a grunt, as in disgust.
v.tr.
To utter or express with a deep guttural sound: He merely grunted his approval.
n.
1. A deep guttural sound.
2. Any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes of the family Haemulidae that produce a grunting sound by rubbing together their pharyngeal teeth.
3. Slang An infantryman in the US military, especially in the Vietnam War: "They were called grunts....They were the infantrymen, the foot soldiers of the war" (Bernard Edelman).
4. Slang One who performs routine or mundane tasks.
5. New England A dessert made by stewing fruit topped with pieces of biscuit dough, which steam as the fruit cooks. Also called slump.
[Middle English grunten, from Old English grunnettan; probably akin to grunnian, to make a loud noise, grunt, of imitative origin.]
grunt′er n.
grunt′ing·ly adv.
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grunt
(ɡrʌnt)vb
1. (Zoology) (intr) (esp of pigs and some other animals) to emit a low short gruff noise
2. (when tr, may take a clause as object) to express something gruffly: he grunted his answer.
n
3. the characteristic low short gruff noise of pigs, etc, or a similar sound, as of disgust
4. (Animals) any of various mainly tropical marine sciaenid fishes, such as Haemulon macrostomum (Spanish grunt), that utter a grunting sound when caught
5. (Military) slang US an infantry soldier or US Marine, esp in the Vietnam War
[Old English grunnettan, probably of imitative origin; compare Old High German grunnizōn, grunni moaning, Latin grunnīre]
ˈgruntingly adv
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grunt
(grʌnt)v.i.
1. to utter the deep, guttural sound characteristic of a hog.
2. to utter a similar sound.
3. to grumble, as in discontent.
v.t. 4. to express with a grunt.
n. 5. a sound of grunting.
6. any warm-water percoid fish of the family Pomadasyidae (Haemulidae), noted for emitting grunts.
7. a dessert of stewed fruit topped with biscuit dough.
8. Slang. an infantryman.
9. Slang. an unskilled worker; laborer.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English grunnettan, frequentative of grunian to grunt; c. Old High German grunnizōn]
grunt′er, n.
grunt′ing•ly, adv.
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grunt
Past participle: grunted
Gerund: grunting
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| Noun | 1. |  grunt - the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogsnoise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| 2. | grunt - an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker; "infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts"; "he went from grunt to chairman in six years" unskilled person - a person who lacks technical training | |
| 3. | grunt - medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught family Haemulidae, Haemulidae - grunts Haemulon album, margate - a grunt with a red mouth that is found from Florida to Brazil Haemulon macrostomum, Spanish grunt - a kind of grunt Haemulon aurolineatum, tomtate - found off the West Indies and Florida cottonwick, Haemulon malanurum - of warm Atlantic waters Haemulon parra, sailors choice, sailor's-choice - a grunt found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico Anisotremus virginicus, porkfish, pork-fish - black and gold grunt found from Bermuda to Caribbean to Brazil Anisotremus surinamensis, black margate, pompon - dusky grey food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward | |
| Verb | 1. | grunt - issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise; "He grunted his reluctant approval" |
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grunt
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Translations
قُباع الخنزير، همهمه، غمغمَهقُباع: صَوت الخنزيريُهَمهِمُ، يُغَمْغِمُ متذمرا
brbláníbrblatchrochtáníchrochtat
brummebrummengryntgrynte
röfög
rymjarÿtrÿta, rymja
kriuksėtisuniurnėti
ņurdēšanaņurdētrukšķēt
krochkať
grunt
[grʌnt]A. N [of animal, person] → gruñido m
B. VI [animal, person] → gruñir
C. VT "yes," he grunted → -sí -gruñó
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Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
grunt
n
vi (animal, person) → grunzen; (with pain, exertion) → ächzen, aufseufzen; (in irritation) → knurren
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
grunt
(grant) verb1. to make a low, rough sound. The pigs grunted when the farmer brought their food.
2. (of people) to say in a way that sounds like grunting. He grunted that he was too busy to talk to me.
noun a low, rough sound. a grunt of disapproval.
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grunt
n gruñido; vi gruñirEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.