Слово "grunt". Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

'Don't grunt,' said Alice; 'that's not at all a proper way of expressing yourself.'

A minute later there was the sound of grunting.

(Grunts)

Henry acknowledged receipt of the information with a grunt that slid into a snore as he drifted back into sleep.

With a grunt he picked up that of Count and Countess Andrenyi and opened it.

Ackley just sort of grunted when he said

She said the last words out loud, and the little thing grunted in reply (it had left off sneezing by this time).

  Angus MacWhirter only gave a grunt by way of thanks.

The other male is pant-grunting to him,

He grunted, or rather, I might say, he barked.

And when finally they set the structure to burn the books, using the, firemen, I grunted a few times and subsided, for there were no others grunting or yelling with me, by then.

Miss Lindstrom grunted something under her breath and shook her head.