Dictionary definition · grunt
noun
- 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’"
- medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught
verb
- issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise"He grunted his reluctant approval"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).