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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.”
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To make a husky, squawking noise
To make a nasal sound
Make a low rumbling sound
To utter in a hostile or aggressive way
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
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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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