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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
| Imperative |
|---|
| grunt |
| grunt |
| Present |
|---|
| I grunt |
| you grunt |
| he/she/it grunts |
| we grunt |
| you grunt |
| they grunt |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I grunted |
| you grunted |
| he/she/it grunted |
| we grunted |
| you grunted |
| they grunted |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am grunting |
| you are grunting |
| he/she/it is grunting |
| we are grunting |
| you are grunting |
| they are grunting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have grunted |
| you have grunted |
| he/she/it has grunted |
| we have grunted |
| you have grunted |
| they have grunted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was grunting |
| you were grunting |
| he/she/it was grunting |
| we were grunting |
| you were grunting |
| they were grunting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had grunted |
| you had grunted |
| he/she/it had grunted |
| we had grunted |
| you had grunted |
| they had grunted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will grunt |
| you will grunt |
| he/she/it will grunt |
| we will grunt |
| you will grunt |
| they will grunt |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have grunted |
| you will have grunted |
| he/she/it will have grunted |
| we will have grunted |
| you will have grunted |
| they will have grunted |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be grunting |
| you will be grunting |
| he/she/it will be grunting |
| we will be grunting |
| you will be grunting |
| they will be grunting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been grunting |
| you have been grunting |
| he/she/it has been grunting |
| we have been grunting |
| you have been grunting |
| they have been grunting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been grunting |
| you will have been grunting |
| he/she/it will have been grunting |
| we will have been grunting |
| you will have been grunting |
| they will have been grunting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been grunting |
| you had been grunting |
| he/she/it had been grunting |
| we had been grunting |
| you had been grunting |
| they had been grunting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would grunt |
| you would grunt |
| he/she/it would grunt |
| we would grunt |
| you would grunt |
| they would grunt |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have grunted |
| you would have grunted |
| he/she/it would have grunted |
| we would have grunted |
| you would have grunted |
| they would have grunted |
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Noun 1. [画像:grunt - the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs]grunt - the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
noise - 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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grunt
(grant) verb1. to make a low, rough sound. The pigs grunted when the farmer brought their food. brom, knor قُباع: صَوت الخنزير грухтя grunhir chrochtat grunzen grynte γρυλίζω gruñir röhkima خر خر کردن röhkiä grogner לנחור सुअर की तरह घौं घों करना roktati röfög menggeruh rÿta, rymja grugnire ぶうぶう鳴く 꿀꿀거리다 kriuksėti rukšķēt mendengus knorren grynte chrząknąć رمباړه كول grunhir a grohăi хрюкать krochkať kruliti groktati grymta คํารามเสียงออกจมูก hırıldamak 發出呼嚕聲 рохкати گہری غرّانے جیسی آواز ủn ỉn (lợn) 作呼噜声
2. (of people) to say in a way that sounds like grunting. He grunted that he was too busy to talk to me. brom يُهَمهِمُ، يُغَمْغِمُ متذمرا сумтя resmungar brblat brummen grynte; brumme μουγκρίζω decir gruñendo uratama با صدای خر خر مانند گفتن murahtaa grommeler לנחור घुर्र-घुर्र करते हुए व्यक्त करना gunđati morog menggeram rymja borbottare ぶつぶつ言う 투덜거리다 burbtelėti, (su)niurnėti ņurdēt mendengus brommen, grommen grynte burknąć بي مفهومه اواز ايستل resmungar a mormăi проворчать mrmlať godrnjati promumlati grymta fram ทําเสียงฮึดฮัด homurdanmak 嘟噥說出 бурчати غرّانے کے انداز میں کہنا càu nhàu 嘟哝着说出
noun a low, rough sound. a grunt of disapproval. gebrom قُباع الخنزير، همهمه، غمغمَه сумтене resmungo chrochtání, brblání das Grunzen brummen μουγκρητό, γρύλισμα gruñido uratus خر خر murahdus grognement נחירה घुरघुराहट gunđanje, mrmljanje morgás geraman rÿt borbottio ぶうぶう言う声 투덜거리는 소리 burbtelėjimas ņurdēšana dengus brommen, grommen grynt mruknięcie رمباړه resmungo mormăit ворчанье mrmlanie godrnjanje groktaj grymtning, grymtande เสียงฮึดฮัดแสดงความไม่พอใจ homurtu, hırıltı 呼嚕聲 бурчання غرّاہٹ tiếng kêu ủn ỉn (lợn); tiếng lẩm bẩm 呼噜声,哼哼声
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