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Grunt

Grunt Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Grunt? [n] medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter a grunting sound when caught [n] the short low gruff noise of the kind made by pigs [v] issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise; "He grunted his reluctant approval" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Grunt: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Grunt: air a grievance \| animal noise \| bark \| barking \| bawl \| beef \| bellow \| bellyache \| bersagliere \| birdcall \| bitch \| blare \| blat \| blubber \| boom \| bray \| breathe \| buzz \| cackle \| call \| carabineer \| chant \| chasseur \| chirp \| clamor \| clang \| complain \| coo \| crab \| croak \| crow \| cry \| dogface \| doughfoot \| drawl \| exclaim \| expert rifleman \| flute \| foot soldier \| footslogger \| fret \| fret and fume \| fusileer \| fuss \| gasp \| grenadier \| gripe \| groan \| grouch \| grouse \| growl \| grumble \| gruntle \| hiss \| holler \| howl \| howling \| infantryman \| keen \| kick \| light infantryman \| lilt \| lodge a complaint \| marksman \| mating call \| mumble \| murmur \| musketeer \| mutter \| note \| oink \| paddlefoot \| pant \| pipe \| raise a howl \| register a complaint \| rifle \| rifleman \| roar \| rumble \| scold \| scream \| screech \| sharpshooter \| shriek \| sibilate \| sigh \| sing \| snap \| snarl \| sniper \| snort \| sob \| squall \| squawk \| squeal \| stridulation \| take on \| thunder \| trumpet \| twang \| ululation \| wail \| warble \| whine \| whisper \| woodnote \| yap \| yawp \| yell \| yelp \| Zouave See Also \| Anisotremus surinamensis \| Anisotremus virginicus \| black margate \| cottonwick \| emit \| family Haemulidae \| Haemulidae \| Haemulon album \| Haemulon aurolineatum \| Haemulon macrostomum \| Haemulon malanurum \| Haemulon parra \| hogfish \| let loose \| let out \| margate \| noise \| Orthopristis chrysopterus \| percoid \| percoid fish \| percoidean \| pigfish \| pompon \| porkfish \| sailors choice \| sailor's-choice \| Spanish grunt \| tomtate \| utter Grunt In Webster's Dictionary \Grunt\ (gr[u^]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grunted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grunting}.] [OE. grunten; akin to As. grunian, G. grunzen, Dan. grynte, Sw. grymta; all prob. of imitative; or perh. akin to E. groan.] To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan or a deep guttural sound. Who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a weary life. --Shak. {Grunting ox} (Zo["o]l.), the yak. \Grunt\, n. 1. A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of American food fishes, of the genus {H[ae]mulon}, allied to the snappers, as, the black grunt ({A. Plumieri}), and the redmouth grunt ({H. aurolineatus}), of the Southern United States; -- also applied to allied species of the genera {Pomadasys}, {Orthopristis}, and {Pristopoma}. Called also pigfish, squirrel fish, and grunter; -- so called from the noise it makes when taken.

Grunt Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Grunt?

[n] medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter a grunting sound when caught
[n] the short low gruff noise of the kind made by pigs
[v] issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise; "He grunted his reluctant approval"

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Grunt In Webster's Dictionary

\Grunt\ (gr[u^]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grunted}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Grunting}.] [OE. grunten; akin to As. grunian, G.
grunzen, Dan. grynte, Sw. grymta; all prob. of imitative; or
perh. akin to E. groan.]
To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan
or a deep guttural sound.

      Who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a
      weary life.                              --Shak.

{Grunting ox} (Zo["o]l.), the yak.


\Grunt\, n.
1. A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog.

2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of American food
   fishes, of the genus {H[ae]mulon}, allied to the snappers,
   as, the black grunt ({A. Plumieri}), and the redmouth
   grunt ({H. aurolineatus}), of the Southern United States;
   -- also applied to allied species of the genera
   {Pomadasys}, {Orthopristis}, and {Pristopoma}. Called also
   pigfish, squirrel fish, and grunter; -- so called from the
   noise it makes when taken.

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