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BNC: 9288 COCA: 9626

grunt

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 grunt /ˈgrʌnt/ noun
plural grunts
1 grunt
/ˈgrʌnt/
noun
plural grunts
Learner's definition of GRUNT
[count]
1 
: a short, low sound from the throat呼噜声；咕哝声
2 
informal : a U.S. soldier especially in the Vietnam War（尤指越南战争时期的）美国士兵
3 
US, informal : a person who does ordinary and boring work干平凡乏味工作的人
— often used in the phrase grunt work常用于短语grunt work
2 grunt /ˈgrʌnt/ verb
grunts; grunted; grunting
2 grunt
/ˈgrʌnt/
verb
grunts; grunted; grunting
Learner's definition of GRUNT
1 
[no object] : to make a short, low sound : to make a grunt发出呼噜声；发出哼声；发出嘟哝声
2 
[+ object] : to say (something) with a grunt嘟哝
BNC: 9288 COCA: 9626

grunt

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verb

ˈgrənt How to pronounce grunt (audio)
grunted; grunting; grunts

intransitive verb

: to utter a grunt

transitive verb

: to utter with a grunt
grunter noun

grunt

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noun

plural grunts
1
a
: the deep short sound characteristic of a hog
b
: a similar sound
2
[from the noise it makes when taken from the water] : any of a family (Haemulidae synonym Pomadasyidae) of chiefly tropical marine bony fishes
3
: a dessert made by dropping biscuit dough on top of boiling berries and steaming
blueberry grunt
4
a
: a U.S. army or marine foot soldier especially in the Vietnam War
b
: one who does routine unglamorous work
—often used attributively
grunt work

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Synonyms

Verb

Noun

Example Sentences

Verb The workers were grunting with effort as they lifted the heavy furniture. She grunted a few words in reply, then turned and walked away. Noun the grunt of a pig I could hear the grunts of the movers as they lifted the heavy furniture. He answered her with a grunt. He was a grunt who worked his way up to become an officer. He's just a grunt in the attorney's office. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
These specialists do grunt work that is critical to empowering artificial intelligence systems to handle complex tasks like driving safely down a city street. Matt Mcfarland, CNN, 29 June 2022 Sabrina retreated into the hallway and began to grunt. New York Times, 1 June 2022 High school didn't serve up much adventure, so Devin Murphy signed up to do grunt work on expedition ships that sailed to Alaska, Iceland, Antarctica, and other far-flung places. Devin Murphy, Outside Online, 19 Jan. 2021 Even the maxim that lifting is good only for getting big has been routinely undermined by a new legion of fitness instructors; women who were once cautioned against handling anything mightier than a hand weight now grunt and pull with abandon. Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2022 And if your camels grunt and run away, take the hint. John Anderson, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2021 The gymnasts do not grunt with effort like the women who spin like a top and fling the hammer or discus far into the distance. Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2021 Eleven family members work full time, while the fourth generation does grunt work during their summer vacations as a reminder of where the family came from. Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2021 Patricia began as a Patriots grunt in 2004 (putting aside his degree in aeronautical engineering from RPI), and Belichick was his most vocal supporter before and after Patricia got the job as Lions head coach in 2018. BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2021
Noun
And there's no additional grunt to be had in the F Sport model. Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 15 Mar. 2022 All of that grunt pushed the EQS580 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds and rocketed it from 30 to 50 mph in 1.5 ticks. Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 12 July 2022 The front-rear motors’ formidable low-end grunt (700 Nm or 516 lb-ft) reaches the ground by way of robust and direct AWD linkages (single-speed reduction gears, half shafts and hubs). Dan Neil, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022 As for grunt, Infinity Nine is equipped with Volva Penta diesel engines, bow thrusters, fin stabilizers and advanced electronics. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2022 Buzz is just a boring, if well-meaning, military grunt, in the mold of Evans’s work as Captain America but with the edges further sanded off. David Sims, The Atlantic, 16 June 2022 MacBook Pro leaning into the laptops with grunt, the serendipity of diminishing the importance of raw specifications in place of the hipster aesthetic is definitely on message. Ewan Spence, Forbes, 1 June 2022 Thanks to all this grunt, the Stag can hit a top speed of 80 mph and tow up to 2,000 pounds. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 July 2022 They are interspersed with aggrandizing grunt-and-sweat closeups of the actors, especially Cruise. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Old English grunnettan, frequentative of grunian, of imitative origin

Noun

derivative of grunt entry 1

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun

1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of grunt was before the 12th century
BNC: 9288 COCA: 9626
grunt

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + GRUNT | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤little, slight, small, soft微弱的咕噥；輕聲的咕噥▸➤low低聲的咕噥▸➤non-committal態度不明朗的咕噥◇He gave a non-committal grunt in reply.他似是而非地咕噥着應了一聲。➤loud大聲的咕噥➤angry, annoyed, frustrated, etc.生氣的、厭煩的、沮喪的等咕噥VERB + GRUNT➤give, let out發出哼哼聲▸➤hear聽到咕噥聲PREPOSITION➤with a grunt帶着咕噥聲◇He lifted the heavy box with a grunt.他哼了一聲搬起了那隻沉重的箱子。➤grunt of因⋯而發出的哼哼聲◇a grunt of pain痛苦的呻吟  ➡ note at sound
grunt

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤loudly大聲咕噥➤softly輕聲咕噥➤angrily生氣地咕噥▸➤merely, only只是咕噥了幾聲◇He merely grunted at her and nodded his head.他只對她咕噥了幾句，點了點頭。PREPOSITION➤at對着⋯咕噥◇His father grunted at him as he left the room.他離開房間時，父親對他咕噥了幾句。➤in咕噥作為⋯◇She asked him a question and he grunted in reply.她問了他一個問題，他咕噥了幾聲算是回答了她。◇He grunted in pain.他痛苦地呻吟着。➤with因⋯咕噥◇She stirred the soup, grunting with satisfaction.她攪着湯，發出滿意的咕噥聲。PHRASES➤grunt and groan咕嚕◇Grunting and groaning, they heaved the wardrobe up the stairs.他們吭哧吭哧地把衣櫥抬上了樓。

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