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Grunt Common

Grunt has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs

2

an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker

"infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts"

"he went from grunt to chairman in six years"

3

medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught

4

A short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.

Verb
1

issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise

"He grunted his reluctant approval"

2

To make a grunt or grunts.

Example Sentences
"infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts" noun
"he went from grunt to chairman in six years" noun
"He grunted his reluctant approval" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
noise unskilled person percoid fish utter
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
margate Spanish grunt tomtate cottonwick sailor's-choice porkfish pompon pigfish
Rhyming Words
unt aunt munt lunt dunt sunt gunt punt funt runt hunt cunt taunt vaunt slunt naunt brunt prunt jaunt blunt
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