I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ little , slight , small , soft
▪ low
▪ non-committal
▪
He gave a non-committal ~ in reply.
▪ loud
▪ angry , annoyed , frustrated , etc.
VERB + GRUNT
▪ give , let out
▪ hear
PREPOSITION
▪ with a ~
▪
He lifted the heavy box with a ~.
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of pain
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ loudly
▪ softly
▪ angrily
▪ merely , only
▪
He merely ~ed at her and nodded his head.
PREPOSITION
▪ at
▪
His father ~ed at him as he left the room.
▪ in
▪
She asked him a question and he ~ed in reply.
▪
He ~ed in pain.
▪ with
▪
She stirred the soup, ~ing with satisfaction.
PHRASES
▪ ~ and groan
▪
Grunting and groaning, they heaved the wardrobe up the stairs.
Grunt is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ pig
Grunt is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ acknowledgement , ↑ reply