grunt


Definition: Meaning of, grunt in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɡrʌnt /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
grunt grunted grunted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
grunting grunts
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to make short sounds or say a few words in a rough voice, when you do not want to talk
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  2. [intransitive] if a person or animal grunts, they make short low sounds in their throat
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Singular Plural
grunt grunts
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  1. a short low sound that a person or animal makes in their throat
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  2. American English informal someone who does hard physical work for low pay
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  3. American English informal a soldier in the INFANTRY
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grunt used in phrases

  • Spanish grunt (noun)
    1. a kind of grunt
  • grunt work (noun)
    1. the difficult and uninteresting part of a job
  • grunt-hoot (verb)
    1. communicate by hooting and grunting, as of primates
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