Grunt

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.

Compare grunt with other words:

grunt vs. runt

brunt vs. grunt

graunt vs. grunt

grant vs. grunt

grunt vs. moan

gaunt vs. grunt

grunt vs. sigh

footman vs. grunt

grunt vs. querken

grunt vs. gruntingly

grunt vs. hogfish

grunt vs. mutter

grumble vs. grunt

bleat vs. grunt

grunt vs. shriek

groan vs. grunt

grunt vs. grunter

grunt vs. huff

grunt vs. murmur

content vs. grunt

groin vs. grunt

disgruntle vs. grunt

growl vs. grunt

grunt vs. oink

grunt vs. gruntle

grunt vs. soldier

grunt vs. infantry

fish vs. grunt

grunt vs. perciformes

grunt vs. sound

grunt vs. pig

grunt vs. snort