■ verb
1》 (of an animal, especially a pig) make a low, short guttural sound.
2》 make a low inarticulate sound to express effort or indicate assent.
■ noun
1》 a ~ing sound.
2》 N. Amer. informal a low-ranking soldier or unskilled worker.
3》 Brit. informal power, especially in a motor vehicle.
4》 an edible fish of tropical coasts and reefs, able to make a loud noise. [Family Pomadasyidae: many species.]
Derivatives
~er noun
Origin
OE grunnettan , of Gmc origin; prob. orig. imitative.