grunt
A short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is…A short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.
» Tom grunted approvingly.
Значение
значений: 7A short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.
Grunzer, Stöhnen
ворча́ниеvorčánije, бурча́ниеburčánije
The snorting cry of a pig.
Grunzen
хрю́каньеxrjúkanʹje
Any fish of the perciform family Haemulidae.
Grunzer
A person who does ordinary and boring work.
Hucker, Handlanger, Hilfsarbeiter
(США, сленг)An infantry soldier.
Frontschwein, Landser
(сленг)The amount of power of which a vehicle is capable.
Wumms, Pfeffer
(Канада, США)A dessert of steamed berries and dough, usually blueberries; blueberry grunt.
- medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught
- the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
- an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker
Примеры
предложений: 23Tom grunted approvingly.
Tom was grunting.
The boar is grunting.
Кабан хрюкает.
deDas Wildschwein grunzt.
The piglet is grunting.
Поросёнок хрюкает.
Why do pigs grunt?
Почему свиньи хрюкают?
Переводы
языков: 8По значениям 2
По значениям 5
Происхождение
From Middle English grunten, from Old English grunnettan (“to grunt”), from Proto-West GerFrom Middle English grunten, from Old English grunnettan (“to grunt”), from Proto-West Germanic *grunnattjan, from Proto-Germanic *grunnatjaną (“to grunt”), frequentative of Proto-Germanic *grunnōną (“to grunt”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrun- (“to shout”).
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