grunting
verbnounadjectivecommon in dialogue
- //ˈɡɹʌntɪŋ//
A sound of grunts.
verb
- 1
Also a form of gruntpresent participle and gerund of grunt
Etymology
From Middle English gruntynge (“grunting”); equivalent to grunt + -ing.
noun
- 1
A sound of grunts.
the gruntings of contented pigs
adjective
- 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.
Forms
- plural
- gruntings