grunted

past tense of grunt
as in muttered
to speak softly and unclearly was so absorbed with the video game that when asked what he wanted for dinner, he just grunted

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Recent Examples of grunted Marcela grunted into her glass. Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025 Ohtani grunted his way through the trouble, emptying the tank to keep a zero on the board. Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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Verb
  • But the other 3%, often muttered by students prospectively examining transfer applications, is distinct.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Although full disclosure, those two words were muttered in the press box Sunday after Nix had thrown two unsightly picks through the first three quarters of the Broncos’ win over Tennessee.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
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  • At that point, the dad shook his head, mumbled something under his breath, tossed the melon back in the bin, and picked an alternative fruit.
    Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Vic mumbled, coughing sleep from his throat.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Deep breathing could be heard; birds chirped loudly outside; spectators murmured on the periphery.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Grunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grunted. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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