Synonyms for grunt

Synonyms for (noun) grunt

Synonyms: grunt

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

Similar words: percoid, percoid fish, percoidean

Definition: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes


Synonyms: grunt, oink

Definition: the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs

Similar words: noise

Definition: sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

Usage: he enjoyed the street noises; they heard indistinct noises of people talking; during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels


Synonyms: grunt

Definition: an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker

Usage: infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts; he went from grunt to chairman in six years

Similar words: unskilled person

Definition: a person who lacks technical training


Synonyms for (verb) grunt

Synonyms: grunt

Definition: issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise

Usage: He grunted his reluctant approval

Similar words: utter, let loose, let out, emit

Definition: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)

Usage: She let out a big heavy sigh; He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand


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