Synonyms of grunt

Noun


1. grunt, oink, noise

usage: the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs

2. grunt, unskilled person

usage: 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. grunt, percoid fish, percoid, percoidean

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

Verb


1. grunt, utter, emit, let out, let loose

usage: issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise; "He grunted his reluctant approval"

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