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grunting

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɹʌntɪŋ/
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Verb

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grunting

  1. present participle and gerund of grunt

Noun

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grunting (plural gruntings)

  1. A sound of grunts.
    the gruntings of contented pigs

Adjective

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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.

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