See Also: Grunt(medicine)
grunt(1)(dictionary)
grunt(2)(dictionary)
grunt 1, verb(dictionary)
grunt 2, noun(dictionary)
grunt work(dictionary)

grunt(2) (iou)



grunt verb.
[Old English grunnettan = Old High German grunnizon (German grunzen), intensive formation on imit. Germanic base (whence also Old English grunian grunt which has an analogue in Latin grunnire grunt).]
verb intrans. Of an animal, esp. a pig, or a person: utter a grunt or grunts. OE.
W. Irving Sleek unwieldy porkers were grunting in the repose and abundance of their pens.
b. Utter a grunt or grunts expressing discontent, dissent, effort, etc.; grumble. ME.
A. MacLean An ill-advised move that made him grunt with pain.
c. Groan. ME-E17.
verb trans. Utter or express with a grunt; breathe or speak out with a grunt. E17.
W. Soyinka He grunted a response to the greeting of a passer-by.
grunting verbal noun the action of the verb; an instance of this: ME.
gruntingly adverb in a grunting manner E17.