grunting
Low effortful noises
Grunting is the present participle of grunt—making low, throaty sounds like a pig or a person exerting effort.
As a noun, it describes the act or sound itself: the grunting of weightlifters, animal grunting in the underbrush.
In tennis, loud grunting during shots has sparked debates about sportsmanship and distraction.
Produced in throat
- utteranceSpoken expression aloud
- soundAudible wave phenomenon
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
- low-pitchedHaving a bass frequency
throaty · rumble · growl · groan · moan · snort · inarticulate · primal
Domesticated swine for meat
- boarUndomesticated male swine
- hogSwine, or monopolize
- sowImplant in earth
- swineDomestic porcine animals
oink · snout · rooting · wallowing · sty · gorilla · silverback · primate
Excessive stretching force
- heaveForceful lift or throw
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- pushForce something away
- pullForce toward oneself
effort · weightlifting · powerlifting · squat · deadlift · gym · workout · labor
Low vocal expression of distress
- moanLow vocal complaint
- grumbleLow, discontented murmuring
- sighAudible emotional breath
- scowlAngry facial expression
frown · irritation · annoyance · exasperation · discontent · dissatisfaction · complain · whine
guttural
Produced in throat
low-pitched · throaty · rumble · growl · groan · moan · snort · inarticulate · primal · instinctive
pig
Domesticated swine for meat
swine · oink · snout · rooting · wallowing · sty · gorilla · silverback · primate · tennis
strain
Excessive stretching force
pull · effort · weightlifting · powerlifting · squat · deadlift · gym · workout · labor · toil
groan
Low vocal expression of distress
scowl · frown · irritation · annoyance · exasperation · discontent · dissatisfaction · complain · whine · gripe
- infant developmentbabbling, developmental milestones, crawling, first steps, developmental delay
- Ticstics, twitch, twitching, blink, blinking
- breathingbreathing, inhalation, breath, exhalation, breathe
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
- animal soundsbark, meow, woof, moo, roar
- farm animal traitswoolly, spotted, hooved, horned, feathered
gruntingarticulating
Expressing clearly in speech
enunciating · eloquent speech · verbalizing · orating · pronouncing