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1. (v.i.) grunt
to utter the deep, guttural sound characteristic of a hog.
2. grunt
to utter a similar sound.
3. grunt
to grumble, as in discontent.
4. (v.t.) grunt
to express with a grunt.
5. (n.) grunt
a sound of grunting.
6. grunt
any warm-water percoid fish of the family Pomadasyidae (Haemulidae), noted for emitting grunts.
7. grunt
a dessert of stewed fruit topped with biscuit dough.
8. grunt
Slang. an infantryman.
9. grunt
Slang. an unskilled worker; laborer.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE grunnettan, freq. of grunian to grunt; c. OHG grunnizōn)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) grunt, oink
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
2. (noun) 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"
3. (verb) grunt
medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught
4. (verb) grunt
issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
"He grunted his reluctant approval"
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1. (verb) grunt
to make a short low sound like a pig
pigs grunting and squealing; He gave a grunt of approval.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Grunt
a deep, guttural sound, as of a hog
2. (noun) Grunt
any one of several species of American food fishes, of the genus Haemulon, allied to the snappers, as, the black grunt (A. Plumieri), and the redmouth grunt (H. aurolineatus), of the Southern United States; -- also applied to allied species of the genera Pomadasys, Orthopristis, and Pristopoma. Called also pigfish, squirrel fish, and grunter; -- so called from the noise it makes when taken
3. (verb) Grunt
to make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan or a deep guttural sound
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Sense: to make a low, rough sound
The pigs grunted when the farmer brought their food.
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 Afrikaans: brom, knor |
 Arabic: قُباع: صَوت الخنزير |
 Bulgarian: грухтя |
 Brazilian: grunhir |
 Czech: chrochtat |
 German: grunzen |
 Danish: grynte |
 Greek: γρυλίζω |
 Spanish: gruñir |
 Estonian: röhkima |
 Farsi: خر خر کردن |
 Finnish: röhkiä |
 French: grogner |
 Hebrew: לנחור |
 Hindi: सुअर की तरह घौं घों करना |
 Croatian: roktati |
 Hungarian: röfög |
 Indonesian: menggeruh |
 Icelandic: rÿta, rymja |
 Italian: grugnire |
 Japanese: ぶうぶう鳴く |
 Korean: 꿀꿀거리다 |
 Lithuanian: kriuksėti |
 Latvian: rukšķēt |
 Malay: mendengus |
 Dutch: knorren |
 Norwegian: grynte |
 Polish: chrząknąć |
 Persian: خر خر کردن |
 Pashto: رمباړه كول |
 Portuguese: grunhir |
 Romanian: a grohăi |
 Russian: хрюкать |
 Slovak: krochkať |
 Slovenian: kruliti |
 Serbian: groktati |
 Swedish: grymta |
 Thai: คำรามเสียงออกจมูก |
 Turkish: hırıldamak |
 Taiwanese: 發出呼嚕聲 |
 Ukrainian: рохкати |
 Urdu: گہری غرّانے جیسی آواز |
 Vietnamese: ủn ỉn (lợn) |
 Chinese: 作呼噜声 |
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