grunt
🇺🇸
/ɡrʌnt/
🇬🇧
/ɡrʌnt/
verb
R
to make a low sound in your throat
The runner grunted with each step he took.
R
to express something with a low sound in your throat
When asked about his day, he just grunted and kept watching TV.
noun
R
a low sound made by a person or an animal
She let out a grunt of pain when she dropped the book on her foot.
R
a person who does boring tasks for low pay
Every summer, the office hires a grunt to file all the old reports.
R
a low-ranking soldier
As a grunt in the army, he was often assigned the most physically demanding tasks.
translation
to make a low sound in your throat; to express something with a low sound in your throat
a low sound made by a person or an animal; a person who does boring tasks for low pay; a low-ranking soldier
Word Forms
3rd Present
grunts
Progressive
grunting
Past
grunted
Plural
grunts
Perfect
grunted