I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
grunt work
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These guys do the grunt work in preparing tax returns.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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""What about a stripy wallpaper for this room?'' ""I dunno,'' he grunted.
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He just grunted "Hi" and kept walking.
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She grunted something I didn't catch.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A soldier fell on her, grunting and rooting.
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Ballantyne grunted indifferently Mitchell put his cup to his mouth.
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Fabio grunted, and helped himself to beans.
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He grunted, they said, and weaved and ducked like a prize fighter when asked questions.
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He studied his hands, grunted, and stood up.
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There was a knock on the door, and when he grunted muffled assent it opened and some one came in.
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Wilcox grunted contemptuously, as if he had expected no better.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
work
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Big Strong men for the grunt work of the world.
■ VERB
give
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When he landed he gave a grunt as if the wind were knocked out of him.
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Barney Summerville gave a grunt as he lifted the lightweight canoe off the car's roof-rack.
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She took the hands of those on either side of her, lowered her head and gave a constipated grunt .
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The others watched him as they played, Francie giving little grunts of encouragement, Aunt Margaret nodding her head.
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Ray Shepherd gave a grunt of pain.
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He gave a slight sardonic grunt , remembering how excited he had been in that railway carriage on his way to Carewscourt.
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As it clicked on she gave a small grunt but didn't move.
hear
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When the torch went out the man started swearing, then he fell over something and Henry heard a series of grunts .
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Schmidt laboured behind her; she could hear his grunts of effort.
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Donna heard a grunt as Kellerman grabbed her, pinning her arms by her sides, lifting her off her feet.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He stood up with a grunt .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He stooped and, with a grunt , hoisted the man on to his vacant shoulder.
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He was shot down trying to resupply them and spent the entire night crewing a machine gun with the grunts.
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He was supposed to advise the grunts on how to use the aircraft and the crews assigned to them.
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I could hear Hilda moaning, then the grunts, laughter and jeering of the soldiers.
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There were no grunts, no thumps, no scuffling of feet.
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We brought a load of grunts with us, and they jumped off to join their fellows as soon as we landed.
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With a little grunt , he returned to his cooking and she regretted her abrupt refusal.