Definition of Gruntings

1. Noun. (plural of grunting) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gruntings

1. grunting [n] - See also: grunting

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gruntings

grunginess
grungy
grunion
grunions
grunsel
grunsels
grunstein and hogness method
grunt
grunt-hoot
grunt work
grunted
grunter
grunters
grunting
gruntingly
gruntings
gruntle
gruntled
gruntles
gruntlike
gruntling
gruntlings
grunts
gruntwork
grupero
grupetto
grupettos
gruppetto
gruppettos
grushie

Literary usage of Gruntings

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Longman's Magazine by Charles James Longman (1896)
"Great were his gruntings, kickings, and scatterings of earth before he could be safely bestowed in the fine large cage provided for him; but, once there, ..."

2. The Diary of Samuel Pepys by Samuel Pepys, Mynors Bright, Richard Griffin Braybrooke (1894)
"Up, and all day in some little gruntings of pain, as I used to have from winde, arising I think from my fasting so long, and want of exercise, ..."

3. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1897)
"Under his own and two "strong and bold" assistants' exertions, and with screechings and gruntings to which the previous noises were as nothing, ..."

4. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1901)
"... always immediately followed by a rapid and vehement imitation of the gruntings of a herd of bush-hogs when disturbed by some unexpected sight or sound. ..."

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