Verb
The workers were grunting with effort as they lifted the heavy furniture.
She grunted a few words in reply, then turned and walked away. Noun
the grunt of a pig
I could hear the grunts of the movers as they lifted the heavy furniture.
He answered her with a grunt.
He was a grunt who worked his way up to become an officer.
He's just a grunt in the attorney's office.
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1.—Longreads, 14 June 2024 The film has no dialogue or narrative voiceover, only grunting, feces flinging and enthusiastic mating.—Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week Us, theweek, 5 Apr. 2024
Noun
There is no dialogue, just grunts, howls and surprisingly evocative facial expressions.—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2024 To the grunt in the mud dodging enemy bullets, the pilot zipping overhead is hardly exposed to the same risk.—Paul Scharre, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2018 See all Example Sentences for grunt
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Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Old English grunnettan, frequentative of grunian, of imitative origin
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