Clues for the word "GRUNT"
We've had 55 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 70 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on December 25, 2025.
Definition of grunt
- v. t. - To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan or a deep guttural sound.
- n. - A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog.
- n. - Any one of several species of American food fishes, of the genus Haemulon, allied to the snappers, as, the black grunt (A. Plumieri), and the redmouth grunt (H. aurolineatus), of the Southern United States; -- also applied to allied species of the genera Pomadasys, Orthopristis, and Pristopoma. Called also pigfish, squirrel fish, and grunter; -- so called from the noise it makes when taken.
Referring Clues
- Kind of work
- Lowly foot soldier, slangily
- Gym sound
- Menial worker
- Lowly soldier
- Infantryman, in slang
- Sty sound
- Sow's sound
- Weight room sound
- Workout noise
- Sound of distress
- Pig's noise
- Pig sound
- Exertion indicator
- Sound of discomfort
- McJob holder
- Push-up sound, perhaps
- Full force
- Soldier, in slang
- Say "ugh"
- Dogface
- Gym sound, perhaps
- Bear's comment
- Foot soldier
- Food fish
- Common soldier
- Pig's sound
- Hog's sound
- Sound from a sty
- Oink
- Sound of a sow
- Hog's greeting
- Weightlifter's sound
- Emulate a hog
- Talk like a pig
- Sound of sporty car getting run in?
- Noise of a pig ...
- (Make the) sound of a pig
- Snort (like a pig)
- Noise from a weightlifter
- Note little P making P's noise
- Adult leaves award for university oink
- Heavy lifting sound
- Straining-to-lift sound
- Bodybuilder's sound
- Sound but undersized specimen with a pig's tail
- Go "hrrmph"
- Hog sound
- (This is heavy!)
- Sound of exertion
- Sound made while weightlifting
- Hog's "hello"
- Sound made by a piglet
- Powerlifter's sound
- "Oof, this is heavy" sound
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 25, 2025
- USA Today - March 20, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 17, 2025
- Daily American - December 17, 2024
- New York Times - September 26, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - May 06, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - February 08, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 29, 2023
- Family Time - September 18, 2023
- USA Today - September 06, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 21, 2023
- New York Times - May 01, 2023
- Daily American - December 17, 2022
- Washington Post Sunday - December 10, 2017
- Mirror Quick - November 18, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - September 07, 2017
- Mirror Quick - June 15, 2017
- Netword - April 30, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - March 21, 2017
- Daily American - December 17, 2016
- Guardian Quick - July 07, 2016
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 13, 2016
- Netword - September 02, 2015
- Netword - July 20, 2015
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - April 26, 2015
- Family Time - December 15, 2014
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - June 25, 2014
- Washington Post - May 06, 2014
- Universal - August 29, 2013
- Universal - August 21, 2013
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