grunting

English

Etymology

From Middle English gruntynge (“grunting”); equivalent to grunt +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹʌntɪŋ/

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Verb

grunting

1. present participle and gerund of grunt

Noun

grunting (plural gruntings)

1. A sound of grunts.

   the gruntings of contented pigs

Adjective

grunting (not comparable)

1. Producing grunts.
   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 278:

     Tired with the heat and my walk, I threw myself down on the grass in the shadow of the house, where I lay half-asleep enjoying a quiet rest, when I was startled by an unpleasant clamour, the jarring voice of a woman, who was trying by alternately scolding and using pet names to pacify a litter of grunting pigs on the farm.

Derived terms

• gruntingly
• grunting ox

Translations

a sound that grunts

• Latin: grunnītus m