grunting
うめき声を上げる
解説 Definition
grunting は grunt（うめく、低く短い声を出す）の動名詞・現在分詞です。名詞としては、苦しさや力を入れるときなどにうめき声を上げること、またその音を指します。
Grunting is the act of making short, low, rough sounds, often while exerting effort, experiencing discomfort, or expressing dissatisfaction. The term can refer either to the action itself or to the repeated sounds produced by a person or animal.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 grunt「低く短い声を出す」に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、語末の t は重ねず grunting、発音は「グランティング」に近い形です。lifting a heavy box while grunting のように、力を入れて「ウッ」と声が出る場面を想像します。groaning は長めの苦痛の声、grunting は短く低い声という差も押さえます。
Link grunting to the base verb grunt, a short, low sound like the noise made when someone lifts a heavy box. Add -ing directly without doubling the final t: grunt becomes grunting. Imagine hearing repeated “uh” sounds from the next room or during exercise. This separates grunting from groaning: a grunt is typically brief, low, and abrupt, while a groan is often longer and more clearly associated with pain or complaint. Useful combinations include hear someone grunting, grunting with effort, and loud grunting.
例文
The nurse heard grunting from the next room.
看護師は隣の部屋からうめき声が聞こえるのに気づきました。
His grunting grew louder as he lifted the heavy box.
彼が重い箱を持ち上げるにつれて、うめき声は大きくなりました。
The coach told him to breathe steadily instead of grunting.
コーチは、うめき声を上げる代わりに落ち着いて呼吸するよう彼に言いました。
grunting の類義語・関連語
grunting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 grunnettan（ブーブーうなる）に由来し、豚のうなり声を模した擬音語が起源。ゲルマン祖語 *grunt- に遡る。関連語: grunt（うなる）、groan（うめく）。動物の低い声から、人間の苦痛や不満の声にも意味が拡張された。
Grunting is the -ing form of grunt. Grunt developed from Old English grunnettan, a verb used for the low sound made by pigs and other animals. The word is imitative: its consonants and short vowel resemble the rough, low noise it describes. Related forms occur across Germanic languages. English later extended the verb from animal sounds to the short noises people make during physical effort, pain, irritation, or reluctant communication.
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