LekhoriLekhoripresent participle and gerund of grunt
A sound of grunts.
the gruntings of contented pigs
Producing grunts.
Tired with the heat and my walk, I threw myself down on the grass in the shadow of the house, where I lay half-asleep enjoying a quiet rest, when I was startled by an unpleasant clamour, the jarring voice of a woman, who was trying by alternately scolding and using pet names to pacify a litter of grunting pigs on the farm.
From Middle English gruntynge (“grunting”); equivalent to grunt + -ing.
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