grunting
VerbSubstantivAdjektivhäufig in Dialogen
- //ˈɡɹʌntɪŋ//
A sound of grunts.
Verb
- 1
Auch eine Form von gruntpresent participle and gerund of grunt
Herkunft
From Middle English gruntynge (“grunting”); equivalent to grunt + -ing.
Substantiv
- 1
A sound of grunts.
the gruntings of contented pigs
Adjektiv
- 1
Producing grunts.
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.
Formen
- Plural
- gruntings