grunt

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A family of Perciformes fish of the family Haemulidae
Of a person: To make a grunt or grunts
The snorting cry of a pig
A short, snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak
Of a pig: To make a grunt or grunts
An infantry soldier. (From the sound he presumably makes when shouldering a pack before starting a road march.)
{n} the noise of a hog
{v} to make a noise like a hog
Army or Marine enlisted man Often used in language school
Called also pigfish, squirrel fish, and grunter; so called from the noise it makes when taken
All sprinters want more of this, the term means Horsepower or Kilowatts units that the engine produces Sprint boats can have anywhere from 400-1200 HP, this of course depends on class
issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise; "He grunted his reluctant approval"
{f} snort, make a low gruff sound (like the noise made by hogs); grumble discontentedly
To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan or a deep guttural sound
an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker; "infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts"; "he went from grunt to chairman in six years"
If you grunt, you make a low sound, especially because you are annoyed or not interested in something. The driver grunted, convinced that Michael was crazy `Rubbish,' I grunted He grunted his thanks. Grunt is also a noun. Their replies were no more than grunts of acknowledgement
{i} snort, low gruff sound (made by hogs and other animals); discontented grumble; foot soldier in the U.S. military (Slang)
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by pigs
aurolineatus, of the Southern United States; also applied to allied species of the genera Pomadasys, Orthopristis, and Pristopoma
issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise; "He grunted his reluctant approval
-A lineman's helper
A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog
When an animal grunts, it makes a low rough noise. the sound of a pig grunting
Plumieri), and the redmouth grunt (H
medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter a grunting sound when caught
American infantryman in Vietnam Popular nickname
Ranch term for dough pudding
medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter a grunting sound when caught the short low gruff noise of the kind made by pigs an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker; "infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts"; "he went from grunt to chairman in six years"
The cry of a pig when it makes its snorting cry
Any one of several species of American food fishes, of the genus Hæmulon, allied to the snappers, as, the black grunt A
grunt work
Work (especially that which is heavy, repetitive or mindless) that is considered undesirable and therefore delegated to underlings

He plans to hire somebody to do the grunt work of digging the trenches for the pipes.

grunt work
the difficult and uninteresting part of a job
grunt-hoot
communicate by hooting and grunting, as of primates
grunter
A group of fish of the family Terapontidae, which make a grunting sound when caught
grunter
{n} a person who grunts, a kind of fish
grunting
{n} the noise of a hog
grunted
past of grunt
grunter
One who grunts
grunter
One of several American marine fishes
grunter
A hook used in lifting a crucible
grunter
a person who grunts
grunter
See Sea robin, and Grunt, n
grunter
One who, or that which, grunts; specifically, a hog
grunter
{i} person or animal which grunts; type of fish
grunting
present participle of grunt
grunting
making short inarticulate guttural sounds as of effort expended; "ferries grunting on the river"; "grunting boxers
grunting
{s} low and guttural; muttering
grunts
third-person singular of grunt
grunts
plural of , grunt
grunts
haemulidae
spanish grunt
a kind of grunt
grunt

    Türkische aussprache

    grʌnt

    Synonyme

    squawk, squeak, cry, groan

    Aussprache

    /ˈgrənt/ /ˈɡrʌnt/

    Etymologie

    [ 'gr&nt ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English grunten "to grunt" from Old English grunnettan "to grunt", frequentive of grunian "to grunt" from Proto-Germanic *grunnōnan, *grunnitjanan (“to grunt”) from Proto-Indo-European *ghrun- (“to shout”). Akin to Old High German grunnezzen "to grunt" (Modern German grunzen "to grunt"), Old Danish grünte "to grunt".
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