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grunt

/ɡɹˈʌnt/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

  1. the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
  2. an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker
    “infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts”
  3. medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught

verb

  1. issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
    “He grunted his reluctant approval”

Synonyms for grunt

Words that rhyme with grunt

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