Grunt

[grʌnt] or [ɡrʌnt]

Definition

(noun.) medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught.

(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'.

(verb.) issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise; 'He grunted his reluctant approval'.

Editor: Upton--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan or a deep guttural sound.

(n.) A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog.

(n.) Any one of several species of American food fishes, of the genus Haemulon, 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.

Edited by Ben

Synonyms and Antonyms

[See GROWL]

Edited by Harold

Definition

v.i. to make a sound like a pig: to utter guttural sounds.—n. a short guttural sound as of a hog.—ns. Grunt′er; Grunt′ing.—adv. Grunt′ingly.

Edited by Davy