In the evening I went out on safari again, at night I fell asleep hearing the grunting of the hippos.
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Grunting
/ˈɡɹʌntɪŋ/
Synonyms for "grunting" (12 found)
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11 entriesclinical signcommunicationexertion soundexpressionnoiserespiratory signsoundsound of exertionsound qualityvocal qualityvocalization
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11 entriesboar gruntinghuman gruntlow gruntnasal gruntneonatal gruntingpig gruntpig gruntingpreterm infant gruntingrunner gruntingterm infant gruntingweightlifter grunting
Collocations
15 entriesanimal gruntingexpiratory gruntgrunting exhalationgrunting noisegrunting soundgrunting vocalizationhuman grunthuman gruntingloud gruntingnasal gruntnasal gruntingneonatal gruntingpig gruntrunner gruntingweightlifter grunting
Inflections
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3 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The sentence was primitive, scraping its knuckles on the floor and grunting with heavy threats.
Source: tatoeba (6590299)
Did you hear that pig grunting?
Source: tatoeba (10019099)
The boar is grunting.
Source: tatoeba (10191355)
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