Definition of grunt in English:

grunt

verb ɡrʌntɡrənt

[no object]

1(of an animal, especially a pig) make a low, short guttural sound.
an enormous pig grunted and shuffled in a sty outside
Example sentencesExamples
- Simon on the other hand is in love with cuddly toys, and also anything that chimes or makes a silly noise, especially cows mooing or pigs grunting.
- Even the horse grunted uneasily at her cold tone.
- Perhaps it was a bush pig that would grunt and snuffle away when it spotted her.
- And you'll not hear a pig grunting or a hen cackling in many farmyards today.
- The gorilla grunted louder, but still did not move from its repose.
- The huge walrus made another grunt and then wobbled itself away from us and across the few feet of exposed rocks and slipped into the water.
- The large pig grunted, and belched, much to the disgust of the students.
- As the chimpanzees fed, our research assistants heard gorillas grunting and moving about in the undergrowth below the tree, apparently feeding on fallen fruits.
- The large creatures were grunting and groaning, and their large, curved tusks flashed in the moonlight.
- The animals, used to hiding in lakes, grunted and huddled together in the shade at the back corner of their pen.
1. 1.1 (of a person) make a low inarticulate sound, typically to express effort or indicate assent.
  the men cursed and grunted as they lassoed the steer
  with direct speech ‘What is it?’ he grunted irritably
  with object he grunted his approval and then walked back
  Example sentencesExamples
  He ripped the sleeve of his shirt and tied the wound tight, again grunting with pain.
  Unlike her brother, who merely grunted in response, she was wide awake.
  He just grunted but he got one out and handed it to me.
  I mentally grunted and tried hard to make my steps not sound so much like stomps as I made my way to the doors.
  I grunt slightly in disgust at this display.
  He grunted again, before slouching off to the counter to order some drinks.
  Every time you chose a certain piece of clothing, the man would grunt his assent.
  It happens in the best of marriages when your partner asks you about your day and you just grunt or turn away - or vice versa.
  I just grunted in response, not even bothering to look up.
  But now, in the woods, he shovels so ardently he is grunting.
  I kissed her on her cheek and all she could do was grunt.
  The first man grunted angrily and shifted his spear in his grasp.
  She looked at him with an angered, annoyed face, and grunted under her breath.
  I tried to say something, but just grunted slightly.
  The adored child is gone, replaced by a hostile stranger who will only grunt, slam doors and stare blankly at the TV.
  The man only grunted again and turned away.
  Just like the last anniversary, I still strain and grunt to push out each infrequent update but ultimately it's still good fun.
  Her brother merely grunted in reply and rolled onto his other side, facing the wall.
  Normally she was grunting and complaining about one thing or another in her usual mocking tone.
  He grunted in acknowledgement and we began our search of the top floor.

noun ɡrʌntɡrənt

1A low, short guttural sound made by an animal or a person.
with snorts and grunts the animals were coaxed down the ramp
he answered with a grunt and made no further reply
Example sentencesExamples
- Sometimes it's just a grunt or two, a guttural sound akin to some sort of proto-speech.
- They shifted their hefty soldier's packs on their backs with a few grunts.
- With many sleepy grunts and yawns, the soldiers dressed, ate a hurried meal, then slowly formed ranks.
- He has a particularly disagreeable grunt when he does not understand what you say, and desires a repetition.
- Their vocalisations range from low guttural contact grunts to alarm barks and screams.
- They form a sort of telegraphese, an abbreviated form of communication that may have more in common with the grunts of Neanderthals than the written language of modern humankind.
- A hand grabbed his arm and he shook it loose, only turning to face his assailant when he heard a very definite female grunt.
- As they came close to the end of the forest, grunts, shouts, and curses were heard.
- If your language consists of little more than guttural grunts and cherry pie, you can't be blamed for not getting it.
- Indeed, the cyclists are treated as animals - the only noise they make is a series of equine whinnies, snorts, and grunts.
- The only sounds he heard were the crickets chirping, the manes and tails being swished about and the occasional grunts and snorts from the animals that occupy the stables.
- The crack of helmets smacking helmets and the grunts and groans all had a familiar ring.
- The fighting was still noiseless, like a macabre puppet show, save for the snarls and grunts of his companions.
- She sighed after the original grunt at the unwanted physical contact and thought about how she couldn't stand him.
- He could hear voices behind him, the low, guttural grunts of goblins or orcs.
- Hearing Jennifer's weak little grunts and moans every time she does something like open a door is also annoying: realistic though it may be, you don't hear the male heroes complaining.
- Only guttural grunts and surreal words-in-isolation issued from my brain and mouth while the record played.
- Most players these days seem to insist on vocalising a very unattractive sounding grunt whenever they hit the ball, as if in some way the making of this noise actually improves their performance.
- Her boyfriend Dave was reading the evening paper, emitting the occasional odd grunt.
- The next morning I awoke to the bellows, grunts and snorts of a dozen huge elephant seals wallowing on the black beach below the sleeping dongas (cargo containers).
2North American informal A low-ranking soldier or unskilled worker.
he went from grunt to senior executive vice president in five years
Example sentencesExamples
- Would you be an instinctive soldier, a brilliant commander, or a grunt?
- It's a sad fact that money doesn't exactly leak down to the actual grunt workers.
- If you were applying for a grunt programmer or contract design position, then sure, the traditional route may work better.
- What measure of fitness is needed for a sedentary, far-behind-the-lines soldier who by pushing buttons and analyzing data can kill more of the enemy than a battalion of grunts?
- His descriptions of the war at the level of the grunts in the line, though not novel, are where this book shines.
- For a ruling class man to get a working class grunt to pay that much attention showed how good he was.
- On the other hand, I've been a jack-squat soldier surrounded by grunts more times than you could imagine.
- Unlike the grunts, he had a better view of the larger picture, but he may not have articulated that to those on the ground.
- Its heroes are Vietnam grunts who only want to survive, but who give it their all because their sense of responsibility to each other and to themselves demands it.
- Most of the participants were ordinary combat grunts, with very few high-ranking staff and operations officers.
- Many financial firm victims, far from being mega-rich, were young traders and technicians, the grunts of the world capital markets.
- An infantryman who can't handle the stress of combat is liable to get himself, and some of his fellow grunts, killed in combat.
- I did what I did because I was a dumb second lieutenant with a bunch of grunts, and we didn't know any better.
- The most invidious policy was rotating officers out of infantry companies after six months when grunts had no such option.
- Before he dreams about the ambush at night, he replays what his grunt training could've made him do better.
- Now, the army was called back in to do all the grunt work.
- The love affair was company-wide, although not necessarily shared by the grunts, as one former grunt writes.
- Soldiers are described as cannon fodder, as dumb grunts.
- This time he scrutinizes the sacrifices of warrior grunts rather than political wonks and politicians.
- He is a moving target, who also exhibits what the American military call a ‘grunt’ mentality, and a grunt is an infantryman in the finest sense of the word.
Synonyms
private soldier, common soldier
3British informal mass noun Mechanical power, especially in a motor vehicle.
what the big wagon needs is grunt, and the turbo does the business
Example sentencesExamples
- Despite being a bike engine, it's got plenty of grunt.
- For years they've produced cars with enormous grunt and mediocre handling.
- Possibly another reason was that US drivers don't like to change down so much and prefer mid-range grunt to a lower gear.
- There is a little less grunt about the 1.9-litre diesel engine than you might get with a 2.0 elsewhere, but this has a handy flipside.
- The Prime Minister prevented himself from being dominated by the sheer intellectual grunt of his Chancellor by having Mandelson spin a delicate web to contain him.
- A reminder that Englishmen have more than grunt and guts is badly required, and what will be so frustrating if changes are not made is that the players are ready and waiting for the opportunity.
- You can all jump in a road car and say ‘that feels like it's got plenty of grunt.’
- That said, some find it a bit awkward to get into while others find it a little lacking in grunt.
- There's lots of grunt in there, but from the outside nothing appears to be happening.
- Still, if the only driving you're going to do is on a motorway or smooth, sealed roads, and you need a bit of grunt to get by the odd old fella towing a caravan, it is more than capable.
- The three classes have varying degrees of grunt and power and a new points scoring system will be in force to help decide one champion for each of the three classes.
- What really let it down in my mind was the lack of low-end grunt.
- It has got some grunt but it never really comes alive.
- Nobody ever impulse-buys one because of its alluring engine grunt or two-inch mudflaps.
- Delivering turbocharged grunt to all four wheels might make it easier to deploy more power more of the time, but that doesn't necessarily make for more fun behind the wheel.
- Second and third gears both provided plenty of grunt, allowing it to pull out of corners with maximum flair.
- Yet it has more than enough grunt to see you through any overtaking manoeuvre.
- When we hit the track on day two and turned traction control off, the sheer grunt became apparent.
- The steering, while precise, feels heavy, the nose planting firmly entering a corner with plenty of grunt to pull it smoothly out the other side.
- There is real grunt in every gear and sending the revs soaring towards the red line before snatching the next ratio is to indulge in an act of pure ecstasy.
Synonyms
driving force, horsepower, hp, acceleration
4An edible shoaling fish of tropical coasts and coral reefs, able to make a loud noise by grinding its teeth and amplifying the sound in the swim bladder.
Family Pomadasyidae: numerous genera and species
Example sentencesExamples
- It is nonetheless a beautiful shallow reef with huge areas of elk and staghorn coral sheltering shoals of grunt, snapper and goatfish.
- Golden eye or yellowtail grunts, chubs or scads would move unhurriedly across, changing direction with uncanny synchronisation.
- There are a variety of other edible pan fish that may show up, such as grunts and porgies.
- I zoom round the other divers seeking good camera angles, lining up divers with outcrops of coral and sponges, then flitting on to catch shoals of grunts and jacks and all the usual reef fish.
- There were plenty of fish: blue-striped grunts, moray eels, butterflyfish, bright yellow trumpetfish and multi-coloured wrasse.

Origin

Old English grunnettan, of Germanic origin and related to German grunzen; probably originally imitative.

disgruntled from mid 17th century:
Disgruntled people may go round muttering to themselves and complaining. Originally the word involved comparison with a pig making small or subdued grunts (an Old English word probably imitating the sound). The main element of disgruntled is gruntle, a dialect word used of pigs from the Middle Ages and of grumbling people from a little later. In the 17th century someone added dis- as an intensifier and created disgruntled. In the 20th century the comic novelist P. G. Wodehouse (1881–1975) removed the dis- again and introduced the humorous gruntled, ‘pleased’. In The Code of the Woosters, published in 1938, he wrote: ‘I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.’

Rhymes

affront, blunt, brunt, bunt, confront, front, Granth, hunt, mahant, runt, shunt, stunt, up-front

Definition of grunt in US English:

grunt

verbɡrəntɡrənt

[no object]

1(of an animal, especially a pig) make a low, short guttural sound.
Example sentencesExamples
- The large creatures were grunting and groaning, and their large, curved tusks flashed in the moonlight.
- The gorilla grunted louder, but still did not move from its repose.
- The animals, used to hiding in lakes, grunted and huddled together in the shade at the back corner of their pen.
- And you'll not hear a pig grunting or a hen cackling in many farmyards today.
- Simon on the other hand is in love with cuddly toys, and also anything that chimes or makes a silly noise, especially cows mooing or pigs grunting.
- The huge walrus made another grunt and then wobbled itself away from us and across the few feet of exposed rocks and slipped into the water.
- As the chimpanzees fed, our research assistants heard gorillas grunting and moving about in the undergrowth below the tree, apparently feeding on fallen fruits.
- The large pig grunted, and belched, much to the disgust of the students.
- Perhaps it was a bush pig that would grunt and snuffle away when it spotted her.
- Even the horse grunted uneasily at her cold tone.
1. 1.1 (of a person) make a low inarticulate sound, typically to express effort or indicate assent.
  with direct speech ‘What is it?’ he grunted irritably
  with object he grunted his approval and then walked back
  Graham grunted and heaved as he helped the masons fit a huge slab of stone into place
  Example sentencesExamples
  The first man grunted angrily and shifted his spear in his grasp.
  I grunt slightly in disgust at this display.
  But now, in the woods, he shovels so ardently he is grunting.
  He grunted in acknowledgement and we began our search of the top floor.
  The adored child is gone, replaced by a hostile stranger who will only grunt, slam doors and stare blankly at the TV.
  I mentally grunted and tried hard to make my steps not sound so much like stomps as I made my way to the doors.
  Every time you chose a certain piece of clothing, the man would grunt his assent.
  I tried to say something, but just grunted slightly.
  I kissed her on her cheek and all she could do was grunt.
  Just like the last anniversary, I still strain and grunt to push out each infrequent update but ultimately it's still good fun.
  The man only grunted again and turned away.
  It happens in the best of marriages when your partner asks you about your day and you just grunt or turn away - or vice versa.
  He ripped the sleeve of his shirt and tied the wound tight, again grunting with pain.
  Her brother merely grunted in reply and rolled onto his other side, facing the wall.
  Normally she was grunting and complaining about one thing or another in her usual mocking tone.
  He just grunted but he got one out and handed it to me.
  He grunted again, before slouching off to the counter to order some drinks.
  Unlike her brother, who merely grunted in response, she was wide awake.
  I just grunted in response, not even bothering to look up.
  She looked at him with an angered, annoyed face, and grunted under her breath.

nounɡrəntɡrənt

1A low, short guttural sound made by an animal or a person.
Example sentencesExamples
- Only guttural grunts and surreal words-in-isolation issued from my brain and mouth while the record played.
- The crack of helmets smacking helmets and the grunts and groans all had a familiar ring.
- If your language consists of little more than guttural grunts and cherry pie, you can't be blamed for not getting it.
- He could hear voices behind him, the low, guttural grunts of goblins or orcs.
- She sighed after the original grunt at the unwanted physical contact and thought about how she couldn't stand him.
- Most players these days seem to insist on vocalising a very unattractive sounding grunt whenever they hit the ball, as if in some way the making of this noise actually improves their performance.
- The only sounds he heard were the crickets chirping, the manes and tails being swished about and the occasional grunts and snorts from the animals that occupy the stables.
- The next morning I awoke to the bellows, grunts and snorts of a dozen huge elephant seals wallowing on the black beach below the sleeping dongas (cargo containers).
- Indeed, the cyclists are treated as animals - the only noise they make is a series of equine whinnies, snorts, and grunts.
- Her boyfriend Dave was reading the evening paper, emitting the occasional odd grunt.
- With many sleepy grunts and yawns, the soldiers dressed, ate a hurried meal, then slowly formed ranks.
- As they came close to the end of the forest, grunts, shouts, and curses were heard.
- The fighting was still noiseless, like a macabre puppet show, save for the snarls and grunts of his companions.
- A hand grabbed his arm and he shook it loose, only turning to face his assailant when he heard a very definite female grunt.
- They shifted their hefty soldier's packs on their backs with a few grunts.
- He has a particularly disagreeable grunt when he does not understand what you say, and desires a repetition.
- Their vocalisations range from low guttural contact grunts to alarm barks and screams.
- Sometimes it's just a grunt or two, a guttural sound akin to some sort of proto-speech.
- Hearing Jennifer's weak little grunts and moans every time she does something like open a door is also annoying: realistic though it may be, you don't hear the male heroes complaining.
- They form a sort of telegraphese, an abbreviated form of communication that may have more in common with the grunts of Neanderthals than the written language of modern humankind.
2North American informal A low-ranking or unskilled soldier or other worker.
he went from grunt to senior executive vice president in less than five years
as modifier grunt work
Example sentencesExamples
- His descriptions of the war at the level of the grunts in the line, though not novel, are where this book shines.
- He is a moving target, who also exhibits what the American military call a ‘grunt’ mentality, and a grunt is an infantryman in the finest sense of the word.
- An infantryman who can't handle the stress of combat is liable to get himself, and some of his fellow grunts, killed in combat.
- Its heroes are Vietnam grunts who only want to survive, but who give it their all because their sense of responsibility to each other and to themselves demands it.
- Unlike the grunts, he had a better view of the larger picture, but he may not have articulated that to those on the ground.
- What measure of fitness is needed for a sedentary, far-behind-the-lines soldier who by pushing buttons and analyzing data can kill more of the enemy than a battalion of grunts?
- For a ruling class man to get a working class grunt to pay that much attention showed how good he was.
- Many financial firm victims, far from being mega-rich, were young traders and technicians, the grunts of the world capital markets.
- Soldiers are described as cannon fodder, as dumb grunts.
- On the other hand, I've been a jack-squat soldier surrounded by grunts more times than you could imagine.
- This time he scrutinizes the sacrifices of warrior grunts rather than political wonks and politicians.
- Now, the army was called back in to do all the grunt work.
- If you were applying for a grunt programmer or contract design position, then sure, the traditional route may work better.
- Before he dreams about the ambush at night, he replays what his grunt training could've made him do better.
- Would you be an instinctive soldier, a brilliant commander, or a grunt?
- Most of the participants were ordinary combat grunts, with very few high-ranking staff and operations officers.
- I did what I did because I was a dumb second lieutenant with a bunch of grunts, and we didn't know any better.
- The most invidious policy was rotating officers out of infantry companies after six months when grunts had no such option.
- The love affair was company-wide, although not necessarily shared by the grunts, as one former grunt writes.
- It's a sad fact that money doesn't exactly leak down to the actual grunt workers.
Synonyms
private soldier, common soldier
3An edible shoaling fish of tropical inshore waters and coral reefs, able to make a loud noise by grinding its teeth and amplifying the sound in the swim bladder.
Family Pomadasyidae: numerous genera and species
Example sentencesExamples
- I zoom round the other divers seeking good camera angles, lining up divers with outcrops of coral and sponges, then flitting on to catch shoals of grunts and jacks and all the usual reef fish.
- There were plenty of fish: blue-striped grunts, moray eels, butterflyfish, bright yellow trumpetfish and multi-coloured wrasse.
- There are a variety of other edible pan fish that may show up, such as grunts and porgies.
- Golden eye or yellowtail grunts, chubs or scads would move unhurriedly across, changing direction with uncanny synchronisation.
- It is nonetheless a beautiful shallow reef with huge areas of elk and staghorn coral sheltering shoals of grunt, snapper and goatfish.
4US A dessert made of fruit topped with dough.
blueberry grunt
Example sentencesExamples
- The oddly named grunt is like a warm shortcake consisting of sweet dumplings baked over simmering fruit.
- Grunting a little, I plopped some warm grunt into a bowl.

Origin

Old English grunnettan, of Germanic origin and related to German grunzen; probably originally imitative.

单词	grunt
释义	Definition of grunt in English: grunt verb ɡrʌntɡrənt [no object] 1(of an animal, especially a pig) make a low, short guttural sound. an enormous pig grunted and shuffled in a sty outside Example sentencesExamples Simon on the other hand is in love with cuddly toys, and also anything that chimes or makes a silly noise, especially cows mooing or pigs grunting. Even the horse grunted uneasily at her cold tone. Perhaps it was a bush pig that would grunt and snuffle away when it spotted her. And you'll not hear a pig grunting or a hen cackling in many farmyards today. The gorilla grunted louder, but still did not move from its repose. The huge walrus made another grunt and then wobbled itself away from us and across the few feet of exposed rocks and slipped into the water. The large pig grunted, and belched, much to the disgust of the students. As the chimpanzees fed, our research assistants heard gorillas grunting and moving about in the undergrowth below the tree, apparently feeding on fallen fruits. The large creatures were grunting and groaning, and their large, curved tusks flashed in the moonlight. The animals, used to hiding in lakes, grunted and huddled together in the shade at the back corner of their pen. 1.1 (of a person) make a low inarticulate sound, typically to express effort or indicate assent. the men cursed and grunted as they lassoed the steer with direct speech ‘What is it?’ he grunted irritably with object he grunted his approval and then walked back Example sentencesExamples He ripped the sleeve of his shirt and tied the wound tight, again grunting with pain. Unlike her brother, who merely grunted in response, she was wide awake. He just grunted but he got one out and handed it to me. I mentally grunted and tried hard to make my steps not sound so much like stomps as I made my way to the doors. I grunt slightly in disgust at this display. He grunted again, before slouching off to the counter to order some drinks. Every time you chose a certain piece of clothing, the man would grunt his assent. It happens in the best of marriages when your partner asks you about your day and you just grunt or turn away - or vice versa. I just grunted in response, not even bothering to look up. But now, in the woods, he shovels so ardently he is grunting. I kissed her on her cheek and all she could do was grunt. The first man grunted angrily and shifted his spear in his grasp. She looked at him with an angered, annoyed face, and grunted under her breath. I tried to say something, but just grunted slightly. The adored child is gone, replaced by a hostile stranger who will only grunt, slam doors and stare blankly at the TV. The man only grunted again and turned away. Just like the last anniversary, I still strain and grunt to push out each infrequent update but ultimately it's still good fun. Her brother merely grunted in reply and rolled onto his other side, facing the wall. Normally she was grunting and complaining about one thing or another in her usual mocking tone. He grunted in acknowledgement and we began our search of the top floor. noun ɡrʌntɡrənt 1A low, short guttural sound made by an animal or a person. with snorts and grunts the animals were coaxed down the ramp he answered with a grunt and made no further reply Example sentencesExamples Sometimes it's just a grunt or two, a guttural sound akin to some sort of proto-speech. They shifted their hefty soldier's packs on their backs with a few grunts. With many sleepy grunts and yawns, the soldiers dressed, ate a hurried meal, then slowly formed ranks. He has a particularly disagreeable grunt when he does not understand what you say, and desires a repetition. Their vocalisations range from low guttural contact grunts to alarm barks and screams. They form a sort of telegraphese, an abbreviated form of communication that may have more in common with the grunts of Neanderthals than the written language of modern humankind. A hand grabbed his arm and he shook it loose, only turning to face his assailant when he heard a very definite female grunt. As they came close to the end of the forest, grunts, shouts, and curses were heard. If your language consists of little more than guttural grunts and cherry pie, you can't be blamed for not getting it. Indeed, the cyclists are treated as animals - the only noise they make is a series of equine whinnies, snorts, and grunts. The only sounds he heard were the crickets chirping, the manes and tails being swished about and the occasional grunts and snorts from the animals that occupy the stables. The crack of helmets smacking helmets and the grunts and groans all had a familiar ring. The fighting was still noiseless, like a macabre puppet show, save for the snarls and grunts of his companions. She sighed after the original grunt at the unwanted physical contact and thought about how she couldn't stand him. He could hear voices behind him, the low, guttural grunts of goblins or orcs. Hearing Jennifer's weak little grunts and moans every time she does something like open a door is also annoying: realistic though it may be, you don't hear the male heroes complaining. Only guttural grunts and surreal words-in-isolation issued from my brain and mouth while the record played. Most players these days seem to insist on vocalising a very unattractive sounding grunt whenever they hit the ball, as if in some way the making of this noise actually improves their performance. Her boyfriend Dave was reading the evening paper, emitting the occasional odd grunt. The next morning I awoke to the bellows, grunts and snorts of a dozen huge elephant seals wallowing on the black beach below the sleeping dongas (cargo containers). 2North American informal A low-ranking soldier or unskilled worker. he went from grunt to senior executive vice president in five years Example sentencesExamples Would you be an instinctive soldier, a brilliant commander, or a grunt? It's a sad fact that money doesn't exactly leak down to the actual grunt workers. If you were applying for a grunt programmer or contract design position, then sure, the traditional route may work better. What measure of fitness is needed for a sedentary, far-behind-the-lines soldier who by pushing buttons and analyzing data can kill more of the enemy than a battalion of grunts? His descriptions of the war at the level of the grunts in the line, though not novel, are where this book shines. For a ruling class man to get a working class grunt to pay that much attention showed how good he was. On the other hand, I've been a jack-squat soldier surrounded by grunts more times than you could imagine. Unlike the grunts, he had a better view of the larger picture, but he may not have articulated that to those on the ground. Its heroes are Vietnam grunts who only want to survive, but who give it their all because their sense of responsibility to each other and to themselves demands it. Most of the participants were ordinary combat grunts, with very few high-ranking staff and operations officers. Many financial firm victims, far from being mega-rich, were young traders and technicians, the grunts of the world capital markets. An infantryman who can't handle the stress of combat is liable to get himself, and some of his fellow grunts, killed in combat. I did what I did because I was a dumb second lieutenant with a bunch of grunts, and we didn't know any better. The most invidious policy was rotating officers out of infantry companies after six months when grunts had no such option. Before he dreams about the ambush at night, he replays what his grunt training could've made him do better. Now, the army was called back in to do all the grunt work. The love affair was company-wide, although not necessarily shared by the grunts, as one former grunt writes. Soldiers are described as cannon fodder, as dumb grunts. This time he scrutinizes the sacrifices of warrior grunts rather than political wonks and politicians. He is a moving target, who also exhibits what the American military call a ‘grunt’ mentality, and a grunt is an infantryman in the finest sense of the word. Synonyms private soldier, common soldier 3British informal mass noun Mechanical power, especially in a motor vehicle. what the big wagon needs is grunt, and the turbo does the business Example sentencesExamples Despite being a bike engine, it's got plenty of grunt. For years they've produced cars with enormous grunt and mediocre handling. Possibly another reason was that US drivers don't like to change down so much and prefer mid-range grunt to a lower gear. There is a little less grunt about the 1.9-litre diesel engine than you might get with a 2.0 elsewhere, but this has a handy flipside. The Prime Minister prevented himself from being dominated by the sheer intellectual grunt of his Chancellor by having Mandelson spin a delicate web to contain him. A reminder that Englishmen have more than grunt and guts is badly required, and what will be so frustrating if changes are not made is that the players are ready and waiting for the opportunity. You can all jump in a road car and say ‘that feels like it's got plenty of grunt.’ That said, some find it a bit awkward to get into while others find it a little lacking in grunt. There's lots of grunt in there, but from the outside nothing appears to be happening. Still, if the only driving you're going to do is on a motorway or smooth, sealed roads, and you need a bit of grunt to get by the odd old fella towing a caravan, it is more than capable. The three classes have varying degrees of grunt and power and a new points scoring system will be in force to help decide one champion for each of the three classes. What really let it down in my mind was the lack of low-end grunt. It has got some grunt but it never really comes alive. Nobody ever impulse-buys one because of its alluring engine grunt or two-inch mudflaps. Delivering turbocharged grunt to all four wheels might make it easier to deploy more power more of the time, but that doesn't necessarily make for more fun behind the wheel. Second and third gears both provided plenty of grunt, allowing it to pull out of corners with maximum flair. Yet it has more than enough grunt to see you through any overtaking manoeuvre. When we hit the track on day two and turned traction control off, the sheer grunt became apparent. The steering, while precise, feels heavy, the nose planting firmly entering a corner with plenty of grunt to pull it smoothly out the other side. There is real grunt in every gear and sending the revs soaring towards the red line before snatching the next ratio is to indulge in an act of pure ecstasy. Synonyms driving force, horsepower, hp, acceleration 4An edible shoaling fish of tropical coasts and coral reefs, able to make a loud noise by grinding its teeth and amplifying the sound in the swim bladder. Family Pomadasyidae: numerous genera and species Example sentencesExamples It is nonetheless a beautiful shallow reef with huge areas of elk and staghorn coral sheltering shoals of grunt, snapper and goatfish. Golden eye or yellowtail grunts, chubs or scads would move unhurriedly across, changing direction with uncanny synchronisation. There are a variety of other edible pan fish that may show up, such as grunts and porgies. I zoom round the other divers seeking good camera angles, lining up divers with outcrops of coral and sponges, then flitting on to catch shoals of grunts and jacks and all the usual reef fish. There were plenty of fish: blue-striped grunts, moray eels, butterflyfish, bright yellow trumpetfish and multi-coloured wrasse. Origin Old English grunnettan, of Germanic origin and related to German grunzen; probably originally imitative. disgruntled from mid 17th century: Disgruntled people may go round muttering to themselves and complaining. Originally the word involved comparison with a pig making small or subdued grunts (an Old English word probably imitating the sound). The main element of disgruntled is gruntle, a dialect word used of pigs from the Middle Ages and of grumbling people from a little later. In the 17th century someone added dis- as an intensifier and created disgruntled. In the 20th century the comic novelist P. G. Wodehouse (1881–1975) removed the dis- again and introduced the humorous gruntled, ‘pleased’. In The Code of the Woosters, published in 1938, he wrote: ‘I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.’ Rhymes affront, blunt, brunt, bunt, confront, front, Granth, hunt, mahant, runt, shunt, stunt, up-front Definition of grunt in US English: grunt verbɡrəntɡrənt [no object] 1(of an animal, especially a pig) make a low, short guttural sound. Example sentencesExamples The large creatures were grunting and groaning, and their large, curved tusks flashed in the moonlight. The gorilla grunted louder, but still did not move from its repose. The animals, used to hiding in lakes, grunted and huddled together in the shade at the back corner of their pen. And you'll not hear a pig grunting or a hen cackling in many farmyards today. Simon on the other hand is in love with cuddly toys, and also anything that chimes or makes a silly noise, especially cows mooing or pigs grunting. The huge walrus made another grunt and then wobbled itself away from us and across the few feet of exposed rocks and slipped into the water. As the chimpanzees fed, our research assistants heard gorillas grunting and moving about in the undergrowth below the tree, apparently feeding on fallen fruits. The large pig grunted, and belched, much to the disgust of the students. Perhaps it was a bush pig that would grunt and snuffle away when it spotted her. Even the horse grunted uneasily at her cold tone. 1.1 (of a person) make a low inarticulate sound, typically to express effort or indicate assent. with direct speech ‘What is it?’ he grunted irritably with object he grunted his approval and then walked back Graham grunted and heaved as he helped the masons fit a huge slab of stone into place Example sentencesExamples The first man grunted angrily and shifted his spear in his grasp. I grunt slightly in disgust at this display. But now, in the woods, he shovels so ardently he is grunting. He grunted in acknowledgement and we began our search of the top floor. The adored child is gone, replaced by a hostile stranger who will only grunt, slam doors and stare blankly at the TV. I mentally grunted and tried hard to make my steps not sound so much like stomps as I made my way to the doors. Every time you chose a certain piece of clothing, the man would grunt his assent. I tried to say something, but just grunted slightly. I kissed her on her cheek and all she could do was grunt. Just like the last anniversary, I still strain and grunt to push out each infrequent update but ultimately it's still good fun. The man only grunted again and turned away. It happens in the best of marriages when your partner asks you about your day and you just grunt or turn away - or vice versa. He ripped the sleeve of his shirt and tied the wound tight, again grunting with pain. Her brother merely grunted in reply and rolled onto his other side, facing the wall. Normally she was grunting and complaining about one thing or another in her usual mocking tone. He just grunted but he got one out and handed it to me. He grunted again, before slouching off to the counter to order some drinks. Unlike her brother, who merely grunted in response, she was wide awake. I just grunted in response, not even bothering to look up. She looked at him with an angered, annoyed face, and grunted under her breath. nounɡrəntɡrənt 1A low, short guttural sound made by an animal or a person. Example sentencesExamples Only guttural grunts and surreal words-in-isolation issued from my brain and mouth while the record played. The crack of helmets smacking helmets and the grunts and groans all had a familiar ring. If your language consists of little more than guttural grunts and cherry pie, you can't be blamed for not getting it. He could hear voices behind him, the low, guttural grunts of goblins or orcs. She sighed after the original grunt at the unwanted physical contact and thought about how she couldn't stand him. Most players these days seem to insist on vocalising a very unattractive sounding grunt whenever they hit the ball, as if in some way the making of this noise actually improves their performance. The only sounds he heard were the crickets chirping, the manes and tails being swished about and the occasional grunts and snorts from the animals that occupy the stables. The next morning I awoke to the bellows, grunts and snorts of a dozen huge elephant seals wallowing on the black beach below the sleeping dongas (cargo containers). Indeed, the cyclists are treated as animals - the only noise they make is a series of equine whinnies, snorts, and grunts. Her boyfriend Dave was reading the evening paper, emitting the occasional odd grunt. With many sleepy grunts and yawns, the soldiers dressed, ate a hurried meal, then slowly formed ranks. As they came close to the end of the forest, grunts, shouts, and curses were heard. The fighting was still noiseless, like a macabre puppet show, save for the snarls and grunts of his companions. A hand grabbed his arm and he shook it loose, only turning to face his assailant when he heard a very definite female grunt. They shifted their hefty soldier's packs on their backs with a few grunts. He has a particularly disagreeable grunt when he does not understand what you say, and desires a repetition. Their vocalisations range from low guttural contact grunts to alarm barks and screams. Sometimes it's just a grunt or two, a guttural sound akin to some sort of proto-speech. Hearing Jennifer's weak little grunts and moans every time she does something like open a door is also annoying: realistic though it may be, you don't hear the male heroes complaining. They form a sort of telegraphese, an abbreviated form of communication that may have more in common with the grunts of Neanderthals than the written language of modern humankind. 2North American informal A low-ranking or unskilled soldier or other worker. he went from grunt to senior executive vice president in less than five years as modifier grunt work Example sentencesExamples His descriptions of the war at the level of the grunts in the line, though not novel, are where this book shines. He is a moving target, who also exhibits what the American military call a ‘grunt’ mentality, and a grunt is an infantryman in the finest sense of the word. An infantryman who can't handle the stress of combat is liable to get himself, and some of his fellow grunts, killed in combat. Its heroes are Vietnam grunts who only want to survive, but who give it their all because their sense of responsibility to each other and to themselves demands it. Unlike the grunts, he had a better view of the larger picture, but he may not have articulated that to those on the ground. What measure of fitness is needed for a sedentary, far-behind-the-lines soldier who by pushing buttons and analyzing data can kill more of the enemy than a battalion of grunts? For a ruling class man to get a working class grunt to pay that much attention showed how good he was. Many financial firm victims, far from being mega-rich, were young traders and technicians, the grunts of the world capital markets. Soldiers are described as cannon fodder, as dumb grunts. On the other hand, I've been a jack-squat soldier surrounded by grunts more times than you could imagine. This time he scrutinizes the sacrifices of warrior grunts rather than political wonks and politicians. Now, the army was called back in to do all the grunt work. If you were applying for a grunt programmer or contract design position, then sure, the traditional route may work better. Before he dreams about the ambush at night, he replays what his grunt training could've made him do better. Would you be an instinctive soldier, a brilliant commander, or a grunt? Most of the participants were ordinary combat grunts, with very few high-ranking staff and operations officers. I did what I did because I was a dumb second lieutenant with a bunch of grunts, and we didn't know any better. The most invidious policy was rotating officers out of infantry companies after six months when grunts had no such option. The love affair was company-wide, although not necessarily shared by the grunts, as one former grunt writes. It's a sad fact that money doesn't exactly leak down to the actual grunt workers. Synonyms private soldier, common soldier 3An edible shoaling fish of tropical inshore waters and coral reefs, able to make a loud noise by grinding its teeth and amplifying the sound in the swim bladder. Family Pomadasyidae: numerous genera and species Example sentencesExamples I zoom round the other divers seeking good camera angles, lining up divers with outcrops of coral and sponges, then flitting on to catch shoals of grunts and jacks and all the usual reef fish. There were plenty of fish: blue-striped grunts, moray eels, butterflyfish, bright yellow trumpetfish and multi-coloured wrasse. There are a variety of other edible pan fish that may show up, such as grunts and porgies. Golden eye or yellowtail grunts, chubs or scads would move unhurriedly across, changing direction with uncanny synchronisation. It is nonetheless a beautiful shallow reef with huge areas of elk and staghorn coral sheltering shoals of grunt, snapper and goatfish. 4US A dessert made of fruit topped with dough. blueberry grunt Example sentencesExamples The oddly named grunt is like a warm shortcake consisting of sweet dumplings baked over simmering fruit. Grunting a little, I plopped some warm grunt into a bowl. Origin Old English grunnettan, of Germanic origin and related to German grunzen; probably originally imitative.
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