Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A young hog.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A young hog.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A young
pig .
Etymologies
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Examples
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“You just want the sow yourself, you greasy gruntling,” the soldier said, crowding next to us.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
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“You just want the sow yourself, you greasy gruntling,” the soldier said, crowding next to us.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
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“You just want the sow yourself, you greasy gruntling,” the soldier said, crowding next to us.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
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And this I did, and had six hours more beside the pool; and once was wakened somewhat by the gruntling and bubbling noise of the water, that was made as the pool did fill time and again.
The Night Land 2007
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"My sweet librarian gruntling, was that an attempt at sophistication?"
Archive 2006-04-02 Miss Snark 2006
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Like a great primeval monster in the lamplit darkness, growling and gruntling along, a huge, fantastic tortoise — like an embodiment of inexorable power.
Swan Song 2004
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The Oxford English Dictionary defines gruntle as “to grumble, murmur, complain,” and cites a 1589 sermon by Robert Bruce: “It becomes us not to have our hearts here gruntling upon this earth.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Somewhere I read that the word less metaphorically applied described happy pigs rooting and eating, gruntling contentedly, and “disgruntled” was formed against that.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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The Oxford English Dictionary defines gruntle as “to grumble, murmur, complain,” and cites a 1589 sermon by Robert Bruce: “It becomes us not to have our hearts here gruntling upon this earth.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Somewhere I read that the word less metaphorically applied described happy pigs rooting and eating, gruntling contentedly, and “disgruntled” was formed against that.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
sionnach commented on the word gruntling
a young pig
February 26, 2008
trivet commented on the word gruntling
This may be my new favorite word!
February 26, 2008
cricket commented on the word gruntling
Great minds think alike, trivet! *grunt grunt*. I am now officially in a good mood.
February 26, 2008
reesetee commented on the word gruntling
But trivet, you'll hurt pronk's feelings. ;-)
February 26, 2008