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To mutter or speak in a low or barely audible voice
“She heard him grunt under his breath as he freed his injured arm from the sling.”
To make a low, resonant sound
“Rifle fire followed them, and Dermot heard a grunt from Sean and felt him catch his arm for support.”
To speak loudly and angrily, typically at someone or a group of people
Grunt
To make a husky, squawking noise
To draw or exhale air, typically through the nose noisily
Speech that is muttered indistinctly
“Some visits he was grumpy and sullen, offering only a grunt or two toward her attempts at making conversation.”
A low, rumbling sound
“A whistling noise was answered by a grunt from the engine, and away went the train.”
A person consigned to drudge work
“Three months post-prison and working as a grunt in someone else's shop, the last thing the man needed was to be accused of something he hadn't done.”
A long, loud, wavering cry or howl
The sound that a duck makes
(chiefly US) An unskilled laborer, especially at an oilfield, at a circus or on a ship
Errand boy or girl
Grunt
The lowest rank in the army, below lance corporal or private first class
The action or process of calculating or estimating something
Physical strength or force
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