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   grunt

   /ɡrʌnt/

   verb

   • 1. (of an animal, especially a pig) make a low, short guttural sound: "an enormous pig grunted and shuffled in a sty outside"
   • ▪ (of a person) make a low inarticulate sound, typically to express effort or indicate assent: "the men cursed and grunted as they lassoed the steer"

   noun

   • 1. a low, short guttural sound made by an animal or a person: "with snorts and grunts the animals were coaxed down the ramp"
   • 2. a low-ranking soldier or unskilled worker: informal North American "he went from grunt to senior executive vice president in five years"
   • 3. mechanical power, especially in a motor vehicle: informal British "what the big wagon needs is grunt, and the turbo does the business"
   • 4. an edible shoaling fish of tropical coasts and coral reefs, able to make a loud noise by grinding its teeth and amplifying the sound in the swim bladder.

   Word Origin Old Englishgrunnettan, of Germanic origin and related to German grunzen; probably originally imitative.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGRUNT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   GRUNT definition: 1. (of a pig) to make a low, rough noise: 2. (of a person) to make a short, low sound instead of…. Learn more.

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   grunt: [noun] the deep short sound characteristic of a hog. a similar sound.

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   Grunt definition: to utter the deep, guttural sound characteristic of a hog.. See examples of GRUNT used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGRUNT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   6 meanings: 1. (esp of pigs and some other animals) to emit a low short gruff noise 2. to express something gruffly 3. the.... Click for more definitions.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGRUNT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   GRUNT meaning: 1. (of a pig) to make a low, rough noise: 2. (of a person) to make a short, low sound instead of…. Learn more.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › gruntGrunt - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If your younger brother is particularly grouchy, he might simply grunt in answer to your question about whose turn it is to take out the garbage. A grunt is a short, deep sound.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › gruntGrunt - definition of grunt by The Free Dictionary

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   Define grunt. grunt synonyms, grunt pronunciation, grunt translation, English dictionary definition of grunt. v. grunt·ed , grunt·ing , grunts v. intr. 1. To utter ...