gruntings
Low guttural sounds
Gruntings is the plural of grunting—low, throaty sounds made with effort or as inarticulate expression.
The word appears in descriptions of physical exertion the gruntings of weightlifters, animal sounds the gruntings of pigs rooting in mud, or dismissive responses His only replies were gruntings and shrugs.
Loud nasal exhales
- groansLow sounds of displeasure
- moansLow sounds of distress
- muttersSpeaks indistinctly, softly
- murmursSpeaks in hushed tones
huffs · sighs · growls · rumbles · wheezes · guttural · inarticulate · nonverbal
Excessive stretching force
- effortApplied energy toward goals
- heavingMoving up and down
- liftingRaising something heavy
- strugglingExperiencing serious difficulty
laboring · pushing · pulling · weightlifting · toil · exertion · straining · breathlessness
Soft, indistinct speech
- complaintsExpressions of discontent
- grievancesFelt wrongs or injustices
- grumblingsVoiced low discontent
- dissatisfactionState of being displeased
displeasure · objections · protests · resentment · disapproval · criticisms · mutterings · restiveness
snorts
Loud nasal exhales
murmurs · huffs · sighs · growls · rumbles · wheezes · guttural · inarticulate · nonverbal · utterances
strain
Excessive stretching force
struggling · laboring · pushing · pulling · weightlifting · toil · exertion · straining · breathlessness · physical effort
murmurings
Soft, indistinct speech
- complaintsExpressions of discontent
- grievancesFelt wrongs or injustices
- grumblingsVoiced low discontent
dissatisfaction · displeasure · objections · protests · resentment · disapproval · criticisms · mutterings · restiveness · disaffection
swine
Domestic porcine animals
piglet · snout · oink · squeal · sty · trough · rooting · wallow · farrow · piggery
gruntingseloquent speech
Articulate, powerful discourse
articulations · oratory · clear speech · declarations · proclamations