to grunt
355
4.2
- verb
- /ɡrʌnt/
:
gruñir
- The weightlifter grunted as he lifted the barbell over his head.
You're talking, honking, screaming, grunting, scraping.
- You're talking, honking, screaming, grunting, scraping.
- He goes like usually he's just yelling and stuff and grunting.
- And then there was a body pressing against me and there was a very strange grunting noise.
- I can't even move without grunting.
- And they'd go in Korean, they'd say, which is like grunt, grunt, grunt.
- Wagner described the sound of the Jewish voice as hissing and shrill and buzzing and grunting.
- It's full of, like, grunting men stinks.
- You know, people become just grunting, groaning, rooting kind of kind of things.
- All humans, all humanoids were just just grunting all over the world, pointing and brunting.
Examples
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When Wyatt sees the couple approaching, he becomes excited, grunting at them enthusiastically.
Academic text (2004) -
Dorothy got up from the hammock, grunting, and walked over to the porch.
Fiction book (1990) -
When I get up off the floor, I grunt as I remember my grandfather doing.
Academic text (2010) -
It's large men grunting as they sit down.
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Then he got up and left without grunting another word to any of us.
Fiction book (1990) -
And then there was a body pressing against me and there was a very strange grunting noise.
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"Just want to stretch my muscles," Lesson grunted and turned his attention to the ships coming in.
Fiction book (1991) -
Then her husband grunted some kind of response, keeping his eyes focused on the bridle.
Fiction book (1990) -
The space captain grunted and began dumping containers of hot food into dishes, handing them around.
Fiction book (1991) -
"His Majesty said nothing, merely grunted in acknowledgment of the Lord High Chancellor's wit."
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
195
1.6
To make a low deep sound to show pain, discomfort or dislike
177
1.0
To make a low, long sound to show pain, discomfort, or displeasure
76
2.2
To make a low, deep sound to warn or show anger
7
3.7
To make a long low sound like distant thunder
Antonyms
Compounds
A small tropical fish with yellow stripes that makes low sounds by grinding its throat teeth
How Loud
98
1.0
76
2.2
355
4.2
140
3.7
11
4.2
586
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Grunt as a verb copies the short, low noise people or animals make when they work hard, lift something, or feel pain, so to 'grunt' is to make that low, rough sound.