Meaning of 'grunt'

Find the meaning of the word ‘grunt’

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Meaning of ‘grunt’

4 definitions found.

grunt

noun

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

noun

the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs

Synonyms: oink

noun

an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker

Example: "infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts"

verb

issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise

Example: "I grunted my reluctant approval."

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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