grunt

About 0.83 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.
2. noun The snorting cry of a pig.
3. noun Any fish of the perciform family Haemulidae.
4. noun A person who does ordinary and boring work.
5. noun An infantry soldier.
6. noun The amount of power of which a vehicle is capable.
7. noun A dessert of steamed berries and dough, usually blueberries; blueberry grunt.
8. verb To make a grunt or grunts.

Similar words

inarticulate unarticulate filthy nasty dirty snarl scold punish infantryman ground

Often followed by

of and work as or from in that to

Word family

grunted grunter grunters grunting grunts