grunt

noun

medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught

an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker

the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs

verb

issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise

Synonyms for grunt

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