grunt

Running over one of his own Russian bikers, he grunts in annoyance.

Ama says, her voice getting lost over the crackling and grunting noises that the wall is making as it heals itself.

The old woman grunted and used one long, gnarled finger to beckon Penelope inside.

The old coachman grunted in annoyance and spoke at a snail’s pace.

All the while Penelope heard the three of them murmuring to one another in funny little grunting sounds, which, she assumed, constituted their efforts to learn some French in time for the trip.