Kilo Lingo

/ɡrʌnt/

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Translation

To make a short, low sound in your throat, often when you work hard or are not pleased.

Word origin

From Old English grunnettan, a word made to copy the sound itself.

Origin
Old English
Root
grunnettan

Grammar

Verb typeregular (grunt, grunts, grunted)

Examples

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A grunt is the low sound of hard work.

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Animals grunt too, not only people.

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Here the grunt shows she did not want to talk.

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This word is part of lesson 12.