Back
English Dictionary
Learn English
Learn grammar
List of words
Study your cards
Hang On, Man!
Audio Books
More apps
SPONSORED LINKS
Recent searches
present
straw
conference table
SPONSORED LINKS
SPONSORED LINKS
man-eating shark
zuiderzee
lethargy
limnocryptes minima
engrossed
found
acanthocereus tetragonus
Hide translation
grunt
grunt
/ˈgrʌnt/
noun
(
)
The short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
(
oink
,
grunt
)
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
Medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught
(
grunt
)
medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught
Anglers often catch grunt because of their abundance in tropical waters.
Anglers often catch grunt because of their abundance in tropical waters.
[Informal, N. American]
An unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker
(
grunt
[Informal, N. American]
)
an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker
Infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts
infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts
He went from grunt to chairman in six years
he went from grunt to chairman in six years
verb
(
)
Issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
(
grunt
)
issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
He grunted his reluctant approval
He grunted his reluctant approval
Back
Next
Language