grunting
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English gruntynge (“grunting”); equivalent to grunt + -ing.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editgrunting
- present participle and gerund of grunt
Noun
editgrunting (plural gruntings)
- A sound of grunts.
- the gruntings of contented pigs
Adjective
editgrunting (not comparable)
- 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
editTranslations
edita sound that grunts
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