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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The man grunts, preoccupied with the survival of his business.—Hazlitt, 13 May 2025 Snorting, grunting, and other strange noses The parents of Bauer’s patients often demonstrate the weird noises their kids make—all in the name of helping their embarrassed children.—Angela Haupt, Time, 2 May 2025
Noun
Roki Sasaki would lift his left leg almost to his head, stretch far down the front side of the mound, and let out a grunt as a blur of white leather came screaming from his hand.—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025 Then, the researchers performed a statistical analysis of specific two-call combinations — such as a grunt followed by a bark — that were documented in multiple animals.—Evan Bush, NBC news, 11 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for grunt
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Old English grunnettan, frequentative of grunian, of imitative origin
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