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grunter
grunt G0291400 (grŭnt)v. grunt·ed, grunt·ing, grunts v.intr.1. To utter a deep guttural sound, as a hog does.2. To utter a sound similar to a grunt, as in disgust.v.tr. To utter or express with a deep guttural sound: He merely grunted his approval.n.1. A deep guttural sound.2. Any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes of the family Haemulidae that produce a grunting sound by rubbing together their pharyngeal teeth.3. Slang An infantryman in the US military, especially in the Vietnam War: "They were called grunts....They were the infantrymen, the foot soldiers of the war" (Bernard Edelman).4. Slang One who performs routine or mundane tasks.5. New England A dessert made by stewing fruit topped with pieces of biscuit dough, which steam as the fruit cooks. Also called slump.
[Middle English grunten, from Old English grunnettan; probably akin to grunnian, to make a loud noise, grunt, of imitative origin.]
grunt′er n.grunt′ing·ly adv.grunter (ˈɡrʌntə) n1. a person or animal that grunts, esp a pig2. (Animals) another name for grunt4Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | grunter - a person who gruntsindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" | | 2. |  grunter - domestic swine pig, squealer, Sus scrofa, hogswine - stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animalsgenus Sus, Sus - type genus of the Suidaeporker - a pig fattened to provide meattrotter - foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as foodporc, pork - meat from a domestic hog or piglard - soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog |
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grunt (grŭnt) During labored breathing, a characteristic sound created by rhythmic closure of the glottis; usually observed in newborns with respiratory distress syndrome. grunt (grŭnt) [ME. grunten] An abnormal sound heard during labored exhalation that indicates a need for high chest pressures to keep the airways open. It is caused by closing of the glottis at the end of expiration. Patient careA grunting patient is laboring to breathe and may soon suffer respiratory failure without intervention to improve respiratory status. Patient discussion about gruntQ. My baby is grunting and groaning while I breastfeed him. Is this normal? It only happens from time to time, but he makes these weird noises while nursing and I would like to know if it's standard behavior. A. Does it sound like he is having trouble breathing while you breastfeed him? Does he make these sounds while crying also, or just while eating? All of these are things you should report to your pediatrician so you can be sure that the baby is not suffering from anything other than simple reflux while being breastfed. More discussions about gruntgrunter
Synonyms for grunternoun a person who gruntsRelated Words- individual
- mortal
- person
- somebody
- someone
- soul
noun domestic swineSynonymsRelated Words- swine
- genus Sus
- Sus
- porker
- trotter
- porc
- pork
- lard
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