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Meanings of grunting in English

Deep guttural sound of animals or humans.

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Examples for "grunt"
Examples for "grunt"
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The others are good for grunt work, but they aren't decision makers.
A kiss of shadows
2
The only response to any questions we ask now is a grunt.
The Irish Times
3
It was Sergeant Habash, the ambitious young Palestinian and squad room grunt.
Layover in dubai
4
They also do a fair amount of grunt work for the club.
The new yorker
5
Recruitment had changed, and being a grunt meant something very different now.
World war z: an oral history of the zombie war
1
Drying clothes hang on desks, while pigs oink in an empty classroom.
Reuters
2
Like every single oink doesn't come from the same pig's house.
Ilse Witch
3
Its very context made it oink like an eloquent desertion manifesto.
Reuters
4
Aria spun around and shrugged, holding up the puppet and making her oink.
Ali’s Pretty Little Lies
5
Like Jews, Muslims steer clear of anything with an oink.
The Guardian
Usage of grunting in English
1
In 2009, Martina Navratilova said that grunting has reached an unacceptable level.
The Guardian
2
Behind me, I heard Strike grunting as she clawed her way upright.
Speaking in Bones
3
The hogs were in a great fright, screaming and grunting with terror.
Lady Mary and Her Nurse; Or, A Peep into the Canadian Forest
4
Renewed grunting, renewed digging in the ear and turning over of papers.
The Malady of the Century
5
Her grunting is reaching new heights as she looks to break back.
The Guardian
6
The men got up grunting from the grass, regretting the soft repose.
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
7
Because a moment later she realized what those moaning, grunting sounds were.
Ruthless
8
The same sounds exactly, and a faint grunting from the sleepy pigs.
Five Tales
9
Even though the grunting is inconsistent, not to mention gross and phlegmy.
The Guardian
10
The man made a little grunting noise and closed the tablet's case.
A Matter of Trust
11
From it they could hear him walking about and grunting below them.
Absalom's Hair
12
The Mark made some kind of grunting noise that she found offensive.
Eve of darkness
13
They clashed again, grunting their effort in blows that would fell trees.
Return of the Crimson Guard
14
He kept at it, grunting with the exertion, until his arms ached.
Creature
15
Mr. Baker read on, grunting reverently at the turn of every page.
The Nigger Of The "Narcissus": A Tale Of The Forecastle
16
It sounds like a mix of animal growls and disturbingly human grunting.
Angelfall
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Grunting through the time
Grunting across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common