v.
- (of an animal, especially a pig) make a low, short guttural sound.
- make a low inarticulate sound to express effort or indicate assent.
n.
- a grunting sound.
- N. Amer. informal a low-ranking soldier or unskilled worker.
- Brit. informal power, especially in a motor vehicle.
- an edible fish of tropical coasts and reefs, able to make a loud noise.
[Family Pomadasyidae: many species.]
Derivative
Etymology
OE grunnettan, of Gmc origin.