Grunting

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grunt \Grunt\ (gr[u^]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grunted}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Grunting}.] [OE. grunten; akin to As. grunian, G.
     grunzen, Dan. grynte, Sw. grymta; all prob. of imitative; or
     perh. akin to E. groan.]
     To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan
     or a deep guttural sound.


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           Who would fardels bear,
           To grunt and sweat under a weary life.   --Shak.
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     {Grunting ox} (Zool.), the yak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  grunting
       adj : making short inarticulate guttural sounds as of effort
             expended; "ferries grunting on the river"; "grunting
             boxers"