grunt

/grˈʌnt/

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Noun
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
Noun
an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker; "infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts"; "he went from grunt to chairman in six years"
Noun
medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught
Verb
issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise; "He grunted his reluctant approval"

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