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  • past participle of grunt.
  • past tense form of grunt.

grunted

VERB
snort
Synonyms


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He grunted as West and three men transferred him from the small plane to the truck.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 17, 2025

Several times, Freeman grunted as he rolled soft grounders toward first base.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2025

As the video from the event shows, he threw his back into it, taxing himself enough that he grunted from the exertion.

From Salon Jan. 22, 2025

Sitting in the gallery, Peterson shook his head and grunted in disagreement during Brill’s argument.

From Seattle Times Dec. 18, 2023

Just as he was about to slip out again, Zheng grunted and shifted in his sleep.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook



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