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Emulate a hog
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grunt
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A short, snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak. 2 The snorting cry of a pig. 3 Any fish of the perciform family Haemulidae. 4 (label en United States Army and Marine Corps slang) An infantry soldier. ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES grunt work ▪ These guys do the grunt work in preparing tax returns. EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ ""What about a stripy wallpaper for this room?'' ""I dunno,'' he grunted. ▪ He just grunted "Hi" and kept walking. ...
Usage examples of grunt.
With a little grunt of thanks, she made for this best of all possible hiding places.
The soft grunt was still there and her eyes had begun to retreat into her head -the worst sign of all in bovines.
Elvis was a failing Elvis, the gargantuan grunting underbelly of the American dream, reduced to passing out sweaty scarves and brand-new Cadillacs.
Grasty, on the other hand, lay in the shade the skimmer offered and grunted when anyone spoke to him, refusing food but drinking avidly from the mug Andas filled at the stream edge and offered to him.
Blinded by the raging blizzard, the Sons of Annam bellowed in surprise and began to stumble about, filling the air with crashes and grunts as they collided with each other.
He heard Lady Appleton out in silence, then grunted in what she hoped was agreement to work for her.
It felt like one moment my father was what he had been forever a journalist hanging around training grounds hoping for a few exclusive grunts from twenty-year-old footballers on thirty grand a week, and the next he was a bestselling author, cocooned by six-figure royalty cheques, regularly appearing on the artier kind of talk shows, getting recognised in restaurants.
The astrophysicist turned the envelope over once in his hands, grunted noncommittally, unsealed the flap, and unfolded the letter within.
It was in fact a pig rooting, as fine a babirussa as he had ever seen: the animal was snorting and grunting at a great rate, wholly intent upon a wealth of tubers.
He grunted as he began a backswing with the axe calculated to split the Colonel up from the groin to the breastbone, then gasped as a pain exploded behind his knee.
If they need airmobile transport into Bangkok, say, the grunts could provide it.
A huge black Special Forces grunt plucked Heavy from the barstool by his collar and the seat of his pants and carried him outside.
Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen Betsey Cavalierre and I returned to Hazelwood and the mountains of grunt work that still had to be done there.
The chimps stood rooted, Biggest grunted and peered in disbelief at the blood that spattered into his upturned hand.
Dairaine began struggling against her bonds again and grunting harder than ever.