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Type Words
Synonyms oink
Type of noise
Type Words
Type of unskilled person


infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts.
he went from grunt to chairman in six years.
Type Words
Type of utter, let out, let loose, emit
Derivation grunter


He grunted his reluctant approval.
Type Words
Type of percoid, percoid fish, percoidean
Has types haemulon aurolineatum, haemulon malanurum, haemulon parra, hogfish, margate, cottonwick, haemulon album, haemulon macrostomum, orthopristis chrysopterus, anisotremus surinamensis, black margate, anisotremus virginicus, pigfish, pompon, pork-fish, porkfish, sailor's-choice, sailors choice, spanish grunt, tomtate

Examples of grunt

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He stars as a veteran grunt in the thankless world of pro football in the 1920s.
From the kentucky.com
At times the only sound is the popping of shoulder pads and the grunt of linemen.
From the time.com
A satisfied grunt from the Scot, and that was a difficult, difficult set for him.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Deemed controversial in 1994, it would scarcely register an online grunt today.
From the hepburnadvocate.com.au
The diesel unit lacks some of the grunt of VW group rivals, but is far quieter.
From the cars.uk.msn.com
Instead, its grunt allowing dignified, unflustered pace for such a big machine.
From the cars.uk.msn.com
Mike, looking down, followed each with a reluctant grunt or short, flat response.
From the orlandosentinel.com
As well as snorting, bucks also grunt at a pitch that gets lower with maturity.
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So much so that his parents and his colleagues have helped with the grunt work.
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More examples
  • Issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise; "He grunted his reluctant approval"
  • The short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
  • An unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker; "infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts"; "he went from grunt to chairman in six years"
  • Medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught
  • Grunt: The Game of Tactical Level Combat in Vietnam was a tactical level board wargame designed by John Young and released by Simulations Publications, Inc. as part of issue #26 of Strategy & Tactics in 1971.
  • The grunts are a family, Haemulidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes. They are numerous and widespread, with about 150 species in 19 genera, found in tropical fresh, brackish and salt waters around the world. ...
  • Grunt is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe series. Grunt is an infantryman with the G.I. Joe Team. His real name is Robert W. Graves and he was born in Columbus, Ohio. He graduated from Advanced Infantry Training in the top ten of his class.
  • The Covenant is a fictional theocratic military alliance of alien races who serve as the main antagonists in the Halo science fiction series. ...
  • "The Grunt" is a funk instrumental recorded in 1970 by James Brown's band The J.B.'s. It was released as a two-part single on King. Part 1 of the recording was included on The J.B.'s 1972 album Food for Thought. It was one of only two instrumental singles recorded by the original J.B. ...