GRUNT


Meaning of GRUNT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ grʌnt ]

( grunts, grunting, grunted)

1.

If you grunt , you make a low sound, especially because you are annoyed or not interested in something.

The driver grunted, convinced that Michael was crazy...

‘Rubbish,’ I grunted...

He grunted his thanks.

VERB : V , V with quote , V n

Grunt is also a noun.

Their replies were no more than grunts of acknowledgement.

N-COUNT : oft N of n

2.

When an animal grunts , it makes a low rough noise.

...the sound of a pig grunting.

VERB : V

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