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Grunt vs Bellow - What's the difference?

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Grunt is a related term of bellow.


As nouns the difference between grunt and bellow

is that grunt is a short, snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak while bellow is the deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise.

As verbs the difference between grunt and bellow

is that grunt is to make a grunt or grunts while bellow is to make a loud, deep, hollow noise like the roar of an angry bull.

grunt

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A short, snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.
  • The snorting cry of a pig.
  • Any fish of the perciform family Haemulidae.
  • (label) An infantry soldier. (From the verb, just like all the other senses.)
  • Derived terms

    * grunt boy * grunt work

    Verb

    (en verb) * Frequentative: gruntle
  • To make a grunt or grunts.
  • * Shakespeare
  • To make a grunt or grunts.
  • To break wind; to fart.
  • References

    ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Adjective

    (head)
  • ----

    bellow

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a loud, deep, hollow noise like the roar of an angry bull.
  • * Dryden
  • the bellowing voice of boiling seas
  • To shout in a deep voice.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2012
  • , date=May 13 , author=Alistair Magowan , title=Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Then, as the Sunderland fans' cheers bellowed around the stadium, United's title bid was over when it became apparent City had pinched a last-gasp winner to seal their first title in 44 years.}}

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