Grunt

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡɹʌnt/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒnt

Origin

From Middle English grunten, from Old English grunnettan ("to grunt"), from Proto-Germanic *grunnatjaną ("to grunt"), frequentative of Proto-Germanic *grunnōną ("to grunt"), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrun- ("to shout"). Cognate with German grunzen ("to grunt"), Danish grynte ("to grunt").

Full definition of grunt

Noun

1. A short, snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.
2. The snorting cry of a pig.
3. Any fish of the perciform family Haemulidae.
4. (Army and United States Marine Corps slang) An infantry soldier. (From the verb, just like all the other senses.

Derived terms

• grunt boy
• grunt work

Verb

• Frequentative: gruntle

1. (intransitive) Of a person: To make a grunt or grunts.
• Shakespeareto grunt and sweat under a weary life
2. (intransitive) Of a pig: To make a grunt or grunts.
3. (intransitive, UK, slang) To break wind; to fart.Who just grunted?