1 [V] (of animals, especially pigs) to make a short low sound in the throat
2 (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 sth using this sound:
[V] 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. * [VN] He grunted something about being late and rushed out. [also Vspeech]
Part of speech: noun
1 a short, low sound made by a person or an animal (especially a pig):
to give a grunt of effort / pain
2 (AmE, slang) a worker who does boring tasks for low pay
3 (AmE, slang) a soldier of low rank
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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