Grunt — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs

an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡɹˈʌnt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈʌnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈʌnt/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡɹˈʌnt/.

Examples

infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts
he went from grunt to chairman in six years
He grunted his reluctant approval

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

oink

Parts of Speech

noun	the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
noun	an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker “infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts”
noun	medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught
verb	issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise “He grunted his reluctant approval”

Word Forms

grunt	verb	issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
grunt	noun	the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
grunter	noun	a person who grunts

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

grunzen

das kurze, leise, schroffe Geräusch, wie es Schweine machen

🇫🇷French

grognement

le bruit court et bourru du genre de celui des porcs

🇪🇸Spanish

gruñido

el ruido breve y ronco del tipo que hacen los cerdos

🇮🇹Italian

grugnito

il rumore breve, basso e aspro, di quelli che fanno i maiali

🇳🇱Dutch

grommen

het korte, lage, norse geluid van het soort dat door varkens wordt gemaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

grunhido

o ruído curto, baixo e áspero, do tipo feito por porcos

🇷🇺Russian

ворчать

короткий низкий хриплый звук, издаваемый свиньями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गुर्राना

सूअरों द्वारा उत्पन्न होने वाला छोटा, धीमा कर्कश शोर

🇧🇩Bengali

কণ্ঠনালী

শূকর দ্বারা তৈরি ধরনের সংক্ষিপ্ত নিম্ন গ্রাফ শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

முணுமுணுப்பு

பன்றிகளால் உண்டாக்கப்படும் குறுகிய குறைந்த கரடுமுரடான சத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

గుసగుసలాడుతుంది

పందులచే తయారు చేయబడిన చిన్న తక్కువ గరుకు శబ్దం

🇮🇳Marathi

घरघर

हॉग्सने बनवलेला लहान कमी ग्रफ आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

કર્કશ

હોગ્સ દ્વારા કરવામાં આવેલ પ્રકારનો ટૂંકો નીચો ગ્રફ અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೊಣಗುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಹಂದಿಗಳು ಮಾಡಿದ ರೀತಿಯ ಸಣ್ಣ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಗ್ರಫ್ ಶಬ್ದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുറുമുറുപ്പ്

പന്നികൾ ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന തരത്തിലുള്ള ചെറിയ കുറഞ്ഞ ഗ്രഫ് ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਰੰਟ

ਸੂਰਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਕਿਸਮ ਦਾ ਛੋਟਾ ਘੱਟ ਗਰੱਫ ਸ਼ੋਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

گھبراہٹ

hogs کی طرف سے بنایا قسم کا مختصر کم گرف شور

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

咕噜声

猪发出的短促低沉的噪音

🇯🇵Japanese

うなり声

豚が発するような短く低いガラガラ音

🇰🇷Korean

꿀꿀 거리는 소리

돼지가 내는 종류의 짧고 낮은 거친 소음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

càu nhàu

tiếng ồn cộc cằn ngắn ngủi của loài lợn

🇹🇭Thai

เสียงฮึดฮัด

เสียงห้าวต่ำสั้นๆ เหมือนกับเสียงหมู

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendengus

suara pendek dan kasar seperti suara babi

🇵🇭Filipino

ungol

ang maikling mababang ingay ng uri na ginawa ng mga baboy

🇲🇾Malay

merengus

bunyi kasar yang pendek seperti yang dibuat oleh babi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الناخر

الضجيج القصير والمنخفض الخشن من النوع الذي تصدره الخنازير

🇮🇷Persian

غرغر کردن

صدای خفیف کوتاهی از نوع ایجاد شده توسط گراز

🇹🇷Turkish

homurtu

domuzların çıkardığı türden kısa, alçak, hırçın ses

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִנְחוֹר

הרעש הקצר והכואב מהסוג שמשמיעים חזירים

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The primary meaning of 'grunt' is 'the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs'.

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