Etymology

grunting

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Today it means: A sound of grunts. Full definition →

Middle English gruntynge
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromgruntynge“grunting”
  2. English todaygrunting

From Middle English gruntynge (“grunting”); equivalent to grunt + -ing.

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