Plural of grunt
regular plural
The plural of grunt is grunts.
Forms of grunt
| Singular | grunt /ɡɹʌnt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | grunts /ɡɹʌnts/ |
| Countable | countable |
Grunts in a sentence
- The poges stare at the grunts as though the grunts were Hell's Angels at the ballet.1979, Gustav Hasford, The Short-Timers, New York: Bantam Books, published 1980, →ISBN, page 39
- The events described are those encountered by only 160 men, though the adversity recounted is representative of that experienced by all grunts in Vietnam.1984, Charles Robert Anderson, The Grunts, Berkley Books, →ISBN, page xii
- Camp Cupcake was somewhere where the grunts would make a pit stop.2010, Laura Browder, Sascha Pflaeging, When Janey Comes Marching Home: Portraits of Women Combat Veterans, University of North Carolina…. From the entry deployment goggles
- The djoundi with the fat red moustache grunts: "You heard, shepherd: what are you doing here?"2004, Anouar Benmalek, translated by Joanna Kilmartin, The Lovers of Algeria, page 15. From the entry djoundi
- “(grunts) Frankie put glass in the piccata and the restaurant comped us, so we got all these chips.2021 September 16, Sarah Naftalis, “The Casino” (6:40 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 3, episode 1, spoken by Sean…. From the entry comp
Meaning of grunt
- noun A short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.
- noun The snorting cry of a pig.
- noun Any fish of the perciform family Haemulidae.
Questions about the plural of grunt
- What is the plural of grunt?
- The plural of grunt is grunts.
- Is grunt countable?
- Grunt is a countable noun.
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