# grunting

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɡɹʌntɪŋ/ · frequency rank #41,161

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of grunt

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

## Easily confused with
- **gunning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grunting-vs-gunning)
- **gutting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grunting-vs-gutting)
- **gusting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grunting-vs-gusting)
- **grating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grating-vs-grunting)
- **grinding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grinding-vs-grunting)
- **granting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/granting-vs-grunting)
- **greeting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greeting-vs-grunting)
- **grinning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grinning-vs-grunting)
- **grueling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grueling-vs-grunting)
- **grafting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grafting-vs-grunting)
- **grounding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grounding-vs-grunting)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ggrunting`, `grnuting`, `grrunting`, `grunitng`, `grunnting`, `gruntign`, `gruntingg`, `gruntinng`, `gruntnig`, `gruntting`, `grutning`, `gurnting`, `rgunting`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/grunting