adj
Meaning 1
Producing grunts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
grunting
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɡɹʌntɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ʌntɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: G R AH1 N T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A sound of grunts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- the gruntings of contented pigs
Meaning relationships
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of grunt
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
Etymology
From Middle English gruntynge (“grunting”); equivalent to grunt + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Latin: grunnītus — a sound that grunts
Real reading context