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verb ADV. loudly | merely, only He merely grunted at her and nodded his head. PREP. at His father grunted at him as he left the room. | in She asked him a question and he grunted in reply. He grunted in pain. | with She stirred the soup, grunting with satisfaction. PHRASES grunt and groan Grunting and groaning, they heaved the wardrobe up the stairs., noun ADJ. little | low | non-committal He gave a non-committal grunt in reply. VERB + GRUNT give, let out | hear PREP. with a ~ He lifted the heavy box with a grunt. | ~ of a grunt of painSOUND
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noun
guttural sound:
He gave a grunt and turned away.
verb
guttural sound:
He grunted an answer and quit., verb
utter deep, low sound:
The pig grunted as he ate.
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