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Grunt   /grənt/   Listen
Grunt

noun
1.
The short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs.  Synonym: oink.
2.
An unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker.  "He went from grunt to chairman in six years"
3.
Medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught.
verb
(past & past part. grunted; pres. part. grunting)
1.
Issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise.



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"Grunt" Quotes from Famous Books



... get through that rushing raceway without capsizing; but, whatever Ditty's faults, he did not lack ability, and the work was done in a way that elicited an unwilling grunt ...
— Doubloons--and the Girl • John Maxwell Forbes
... along the old tin bread-box, as well, with pancake flour and dried fruit and an extra piece of bacon—and bacon it is now called in this shack, for I have positively forbidden Dinky-Dunk ever to speak of it as "sowbelly" or even as a "slice of grunt" again. ...
— The Prairie Wife • Arthur Stringer
... before the unconcerned immensity of the sea and the exacting appeal of the work. Mr. Baker read on steadily:—"Hansen—Campbell—Smith—Wamibo. Now, then, Wamibo. Why don't you answer? Always got to call your name twice." The Finn emitted at last an uncouth grunt, and, stepping out, passed through the patch of light, weird and gaudy, with the face of a man marching through a dream. The mate went on faster:—"Craik—Singleton—Donkin.... O Lord!" he involuntarily ejaculated as the ...
— The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" - A Tale Of The Forecastle • Joseph Conrad
... themselves again over their papers. But in a little while a footman brought to each a small pile of letters. General Feversham ran over his envelopes with a quick eye, selected one letter, and gave a grunt of satisfaction. He took a pair of spectacles from a case and placed them ...
— The Four Feathers • A. E. W. Mason
... that irradiated his handsome, virile countenance, Sir Walter held out his hand to clasp his cousin's in token of appreciation. Captain King expressed no opinion save what might be conveyed in a grunt and a shrug. ...
— The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series • Rafael Sabatini


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