grunt

grunt
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noun
ADJECTIVE
little, slight, small, soft
low
non-committal

He gave a non-committal grunt in reply.

loud
angry, annoyed, frustrated, etc.
VERB + GRUNT
give, let out
hear
PREPOSITION
with a grunt

He lifted the heavy box with a grunt.

grunt of

a grunt of pain

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verb
ADVERB
loudly
softly
angrily
merely, only

He merely grunted at her and nodded his head.

PREPOSITION
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.

Grunt is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑pig
Grunt is used with these nouns as the object: ↑acknowledgement, ↑reply

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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