grunt

Object

• noise: Well, sort of grunting noises, he would have told them.
• sound: You will often hear a strange grunting sound too.
• man: Good morning tea or away, grunted the man.
• something: I grunted something, then turned back to greet her properly once I'd gotten the door open.

Converse of object

• hear: About three bites into my meal I heard a grunt from behind me which might have been ` Move!
• give: These plush toys are brightly colored and give a soft grunt when gentle pressure is applied.
• make: CAPTION: Liberius, a five year old male chimpanzee, made different grunts to convey different types of food.
• have: He had the grunts, the groans, the yelps, the breath of a goat.

Adjective modifier

• loud: Norm were ready to climb on ' is cart an ' depart When he heard a loud grunt from a bush.
• occasional: No confirming or denying anything they're saying beyond the occasional grunt.
• low: Kuma start off the twilight roaring with his low grunts.
• more: Equally, we can see it attracting business people, except the CPU needs more grunt.
• few: Worse, he'll respond with a few grunts.

Modifies a noun

• work: The grunt work is actually done in a number of ways.

Modifying Another Word

• just: I just grunt a lot, my mind on heavier matters.
• much: After much grunting and a short ladder I was amazed at the size of the chamber we arrived in.
• only: Frequently there is no speech at all - only grunting.
• loudly: Unlike the woman down the hall, who is grunting loudly to cries of " Push!

Used with why or when

• when: He grunted again when his kneecaps hit sharply on the wooden floor.

Preposition: of

• pain: I winced as he gave a grunt of pain and then toppled off the bed, landing in a heap at cal's feet.