groaning vs grunt

groaning

noun
  • A low sound associated with extended suffering, sorrow, and toil. 

adj
  • Heavily laden, as if to creak under the strain. 

  • That groans. 

grunt

noun
  • A short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak. 

  • An infantry soldier. 

  • A dessert of steamed berries and dough, usually blueberries; blueberry grunt. 

  • Any fish of the perciform family Haemulidae. 

  • A person who does ordinary and boring work. 

  • The amount of power of which a vehicle is capable. 

  • The snorting cry of a pig. 

verb
  • To break wind; to fart. 

  • To make a grunt or grunts. 

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