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GRUNTED

Definition: GRUNTED

GRUNTED

Imperative & past participle

1. Of Grunt

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "GRUNTED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references)


Crosswords: GRUNTED

English words defined with "GRUNTED": grunt. (references)

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Use in Literature: GRUNTED

TitleAuthorQuote

Alice in Wonderland

Carroll, Lewis

The baby grunted again, and Alice looked very anxiously into its face to see what was the matter with it.

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

They grunted and groaned with the water.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: GRUNTED

"GRUNTED" is generally used as a lexical verb (past tense) -- approximately 98.86% of the time. "GRUNTED" is used about 350 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past tense)98.86%34615,378
Lexical Verb (past participle)1.14%4175,879
                    Total100.00%350N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Modern Translations: GRUNTED

Language Translations for "GRUNTED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

作古噜声 (grunting). (various references)

   

German

  

grunzte, gegrunzt. (various references)

   

Korean 

  

투덜대". (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

untedgray

   

Swedish

  

grymtade. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: GRUNTED

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

Haemulidae, Pomadasys, Pomadasys spp.. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Misspellings: GRUNTED

Misspellings

"GRUNTED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: graunched, greensted, Gronet, grunched, grune, grunged, Grunstedt, Gruntes, gruntled, grutte, runted. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "GRUNTED"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "GRUNTED" (pronounced gru"ntud)
6-r u" n t u daffronted, confronted, fronted.
5-u" n t u dblunted, hunted, shunted, stunted.
4-n t u daccented, accounted, acquainted, amounted, anted, appointed, augmented, cemented, chanted, circumvented, commented, complemented, complimented, consented, contented, counted, daunted, demented, dented, disappointed, discontented, discounted, disenchanted, disjointed, disoriented, dissented, documented, enchanted, experimented, fainted, fermented, fingerprinted, flaunted, fomented, fragmented, frequented, granted, hinted, implanted, implemented, imprinted, invented, jointed, lamented, minted, misrepresented, mounted, oriented, ornamented, overrepresented, painted, panted, patented, pinpointed, planted, pointed, presented, prevented, printed, ranted, reappointed, recanted, recounted, regimented, reinvented, relented, rented, repainted, repented, replanted, represented, reprinted, resented, sainted, scented, segmented, slanted, sprinted, supplanted, supplemented, surmounted, tainted, talented, taunted, tinted, tormented, transplanted, unaccounted, uncounted, undaunted, undercounted, underrepresented, undocumented, unpainted, unprecedented, unrepresented, untainted, unwanted, unwarranted, vaunted, vented, wanted, warranted.
3-t u dabated, abbreviated, abdicated, abducted, abetted, aborted, abrogated, abstracted, abutted, accelerated, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, accosted, accredited, accumulated, acquitted, acted, activated, adapted, addicted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affected, affiliated, afflicted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, annotated, anticipated, antiquated, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, authenticated, automated, averted, awaited, backdated, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bifurcated, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, collected, comforted, commemorated, committed, communicated, commuted, compacted, compensated, competed, completed, complicated, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, concocted, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, congested, congratulated, congregated, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consecrated, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, consummated, contacted, contaminated, contemplated, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, darted, dated, deactivated, debated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, degenerated, dehydrated, dejected, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desecrated, desegregated, deserted, designated, destructed, detected, deteriorated, detested, detonated, detracted, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disassociated, disconnected, discredited, discriminated, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, dislocated, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, disseminated, dissipated, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, edited, educated, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, enacted, encapsulated, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, equated, eradicated, erected, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, evicted, eviscerated, exacerbated, exacted, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhilarated, exhorted, existed, exited, exonerated, expected, expedited, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extracted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, federated, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, formulated, fretted, frosted, frustrated, gated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, grated, gravitated, greeted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impacted, imparted, impersonated, implicated, imported, impregnated, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, inducted, infatuated, infected, infested, infiltrated, inflated, inflected, inflicted, infuriated, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, injected, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instigated, instituted, instructed, insulated, insulted, integrated, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, interpolated, interpreted, interrelated, interrogated, interrupted, intersected, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masted, masturbated, mated, mediated, medicated, melted, merited, meted, migrated, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, negated, neglected, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, objected, obligated, obliterated, obstructed, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, originated, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overregulated, overstated, overweighted, oxygenated, parachuted, parted, participated, pasted, patted, pelleted, pelted, penetrated, perfected, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pirated, pitted, pivoted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predated, predicated, predicted, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, projected, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, punctuated, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, reciprocated, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recreated, recruited, redacted, redecorated, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, reevaluated, refitted, reflected, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejected, rejuvenated, related, relegated, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, repatriated, repeated, replicated, reported, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resisted, resonated, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, saturated, scapegoated, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segregated, selected, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stated, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, subcontracted, subjected, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supported, suspected, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, targeted, tasted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffected, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconnected, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, undated, undefeated, underestimated, underrated, underreported, understated, undetected, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unobstructed, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unregulated, unrelated, unreported, unrequited, unrestricted, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unstated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untested, untreated, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, venerated, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: GRUNTED

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: trudgen.

Words within the letters "d-e-g-n-r-t-u"

-1 letter: gerund, gurnet, nudger, trudge, turned, urgent.

-2 letters: grunt, nuder, nudge, trend, trued, tuned, tuner, under, urged.

-3 letters: dent, dreg, drug, duet, dune, dung, dunt, dure, durn, gent, genu, grue, gude, nerd, nude, nurd, rend, rent, rude, rued, rune, rung, runt, tend, tern, true, trug, tune, tung, turd, turn, unde, urge.

-4 letters: den, due, dug.

 Words containing the letters "d-e-g-n-r-t-u"
 

+1 letter: gruntled, trudgens, trudgeon.

 

+2 letters: detouring, detruding, extruding, intrigued, negritude, outranged, trudgeons, undergirt.

 

+3 letters: denaturing, depurating, disgruntle, granulated, guaranteed, guarantied, negritudes, outgrinned, outreading, restudying, thundering, turgidness, untreading.

 

+4 letters: adventuring, beardtongue, centrifuged, delustering, destructing, deuterating, disgruntled, disgruntles, draughtsmen, dreadnought, drumbeating, groundsheet, groundwater, inaugurated, indenturing, ingratitude, nongraduate, outbreeding, outdreaming, outdressing, prejudgment, readjusting, reeducating, reinducting, repudiating, underacting, underbought, undereating, undergrowth, underrating, undertaking, undertaxing, underweight, unirrigated, unregulated, unthreading.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: GRUNTED


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

47 52 55 4E 54 45 44

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

=

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

--.    .-.    ..-    -.    -    .    -..

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000111 01010010 01010101 01001110 01010100 01000101 01000100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#71 &#82 &#85 &#78 &#84 &#69 &#68

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0047 0052 0055 004E 0054 0045 0044

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

41525548543938

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Quotations: Fiction
4. Usage Frequency
5. Translations: Modern
6. Translations: Ancient
7. Derivations
8. Rhymes
9. Anagrams
10. Orthography
11. Bibliography


  

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vertaling, transferim, transmetim, ‏ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ‏ترجمة, ‏إفتتان, транслация, огъване, превод, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, превеждане, 翻译, překlad, oversættelse, translatie, taajuusmuutos, translaatio, traduction, oersetting, Übersetzung, μετάφραση, תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתק, fordítás, traduzione, 翻訳 , へい"ういどう, やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, トランスレーション , やくじゅつ, ほ"やくしょ, 번역, tradukshon, tradução, translaţie, tãlmãcire, traducere, сдвиг, трансляция, перемещение, перевод, tumačenje, traducción, översättning, tercüme, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích, trosiad, for translation;
Sjinees, Chinees, kinez, ‏الصينية, ‏لغة الصين, ‏صيني, ‏الصيني أحد أبناء الصين, Chinu, китайски, Ininsik, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , èínský, èínština, èíòan, kineser, kinesiskt, kinverskur, kiinalainen, Chinois, Sineesk, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, Kínverji, Sínis, cinese, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , 중국, Cina, Sheenish, Sheenagh, Hainamana, chines, Chińczyk, chinês, chinés, chinezesc, chinezeşte, chinezã, chinez, китайский, китаец, Saina, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, snesi, sneysi, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin, китаянка, китайська мова, китайський, кита"ць, for Chinese;
Duits, Duitser, Duitse taal, Germaan, gjerman, ‏ضرب من الرقص, ‏جرماني, ‏المانية, ‏الماني, ‏اللغة الألمانية, роден, германски, немски език, немски, немец, готически, германец, 德語 , 德语, 德文 , 德國 , nìmecký, nìmec, tysker, Duitse, týskur, týskt, týskari, saksalainen, Allemand, Dútsk, Deutsche, Deutsch, "ερμανός, gjermanisht, 'רמ י, 'רמ ית, német, þjóðverji, þýskur, GearmÚnach, GearmÚinis, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, todesch, Germaanagh, Garmane, Germaanish, Carmane, aleman, Niemiec, niemiecki, alemão, alemand, neamţ, немецкий, Siamani, germanski, alemán, Tudesku, Doysri, mjeremani, mdachi, sí-Jalimáne, tysk, เยอรมัน, าษาเยอรมัน, Alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister, Almaenwr, isiJalimane, iliJalimane, iJalimane, for German;
korean, ‏كوري شمالي, ‏اللغة الكورية, ‏كوري جنوبي, ‏كوري, Coreanu, корейски, корейски език, Koryano, 韩国语, "國 , 朝鮮語 , korejský, korejec, korejština, Koreaans, koreanskt, coréen, Koreaansk, koreanisch, Koreaner, κορεάτησ, κορεάτικοσ, koreai, 한국, koreano, coréia, a língua coreana, coreean, limba coreeanã, кореец, корейский, Kolea, korejski jezik, korejski, koreanac, coreano, koreansk, ชาวเกาหลี, kore'li, кореянка, коре"ць, корейська мова, корейський, người Triều tiên tiếng Triều tiên, for korean;
Sweeds, suedez, ‏اللغة السويدية, Suecu, шведски език, шведски, швед, Swedis, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, švédský, švédština, Zweeds, svenskt, ruotsalainen, suédois, Sweedsk, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, sænskur, Sualainnis, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", 스웨덴, Soolynish, Soolynagh, suèc, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน าษาและวั'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ"น, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển, for Swedish;