grogne
French, noun
grogne is spelled G-R-O-G-N-E (6 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written French, the 21,266th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grogne is a French feminine noun meaning “grunt (sound of a pig)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of grogner. With an accent, grogné is a different word: “past participle of grogner”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Fait de grogner”.
What does grogne mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegrunt (sound of a pig)
- 2
femininegrowl, grunt (snorting sound made by a human, e.g. in disapproval)
- 3
femininethe act of complaining or being restless, usually said with reference to a large group of people or a country.
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of grogner
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fait de grogner. 2. Fait de se plaindre (généralement de façon collective).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of grogne
- grognes plural
- grognée feminine
- grognés masculine plural
- grognées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is grogne in French?
grogne appears 1.9 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).