grunt | English to English Dictionary

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grunt

(gr/@/nt )

the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs(noun.event)

Synonym:
oink

source: wordnet30
an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker(noun.person)

Example:
Infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts.
He went from grunt to chairman in six years.

source: wordnet30
medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught(noun.animal)

source: wordnet30
A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog.(noun)

source: webster1913

issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise(verb.communication)

Example:
He grunted his reluctant approval.

source: wordnet30
To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan or a deep guttural sound.(verb)

source: webster1913

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