English

Pronunciation
IPA|/gɹ�nt/, SAMPA|/grVnt/
audio|en-us-grunt.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�nt|-�nt

Noun
en-noun

1. A short, snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.
2. The cry of a pig when it makes its snorting cry.
3. A family of Perciformes fish of the family Haemulidae
4. (Army and United States Marine Corps slang) An infantry soldier. (From the sound he presumably makes when shoulder#Verb|shouldering a pack#Noun|pack before starting a road march.)

Derived terms
grunt boy
grunt work

Translations
trans-top|A short, snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak
Danish: fnys n
Dutch: grom
Finnish: murahdus
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German: Grunzer m
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trans-top|The cry of a pig when it makes its snorting cry
Danish: grynt n
Finnish: röhkäisy
French: grognement m
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German: Grunzen m
Italian: grugnito m
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trans-top|A family of Perciformes fish of the family Haemulidae
German: Grunzer m
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trans-top|An infantry soldier
Finnish: jalkaväki|jalkaväen sotilas
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Verb
en-verb
Frequentative: gruntle

1. intransitive Of a person: To make a grunt or grunts.
2. intransitive Of a pig: To make a grunt or grunts.

Translations
trans-top|Of a person: To make a grunt or grunts
Danish: fnyse
Finnish: murahtaa (single grunt), murista (multiple grunts)
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German: grunzen
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trans-top|Of a pig: To make a grunt or grunts
Danish: grynte
Finnish: röhkäistä (single grunt), röhkiä (multiple grunts)
French: grogner
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German: grunzen
Italian: grugnire
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Category:Fish

Swedish

Adjective
grunt

1. See grund#Swedish|grund

Adverb
grunt

1. Regular adverb construction of grund#Swedish|grund

et:grunt
fr:grunt
io:grunt
it:grunt
ru:grunt
fi:grunt
sv:grunt
te:grunt
vi:grunt
zh:grunt

• 2007-10-04 15:44 - Interwicket - iwiki +sv, te

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