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Grunt

Gruhnt

/ˈɡrʌnt/

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grunt

Dictionary meaning

Medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught.

Examples

  • Infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts.
  • I grunted my reluctant approval.

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