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- Dictionarygrunt/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"
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"
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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.
1. a. : the deep short sound characteristic of a hog. b. : a similar sound. 2. [from the noise it makes when taken from the water] : any of a family (Haemulidae synonym Pomadasyidae) of chiefly tropical marine bony fishes. 3. : a dessert made by dropping biscuit dough on top of boiling berries and steaming. blueberry grunt. 4. a.
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. slang. an infantry soldier or US Marine, esp in the Vietnam War.
verb. 1. (intransitive) (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. noun. 3. the characteristic low short gruff noise of pigs, etc, or a similar sound, as of disgust.
A grunt is a short, deep sound. If you think about the noise a pig makes, you'll have a good idea of what a grunt sounds like. It's an animal-like sound that people make when they're inarticulate, angry, sullen, or lazy — or sometimes if they're hurt or afraid.
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.
1. If you grunt, you make a low sound, especially because you are annoyed or not interested in something. [...] 2. When an animal grunts, it makes a low, rough noise. [...] 3. A grunt is a soldier of low rank in the infantry or the marines. [US, informal] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'grunt' American English: grʌnt British English: grʌnt. More.
GRUNT definition: 1. to make a short, low sound instead of speaking, usually when you are angry or in pain 2. If a…. Learn more.
grŭnt. grunted, grunting, grunts. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Verb. Noun. Adjective. Filter. verb. grunted, grunting, grunts. To make the short, deep, hoarse sound of a hog. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To make a sound like this, as in annoyance, contempt, effort, etc. Webster's New World.
[intransitive, transitive] (of people) to make a short, low sound in your throat, especially to show that you are in pain, annoyed or not interested; to say something using this sound. He pulled harder on the rope, grunting with the effort. When I told her what had happened she just grunted and turned back to her book.
