Grunt, grunts or grunting may refer to:

Sound and music

Grunting (tennis) Grunting in tennis is a loud noise made by some players while hitting their shots. Such noises have sometimes been described as "shrieking" or "screaming". Monica Seles, and Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe are generally considered to be the "grunt ...

, in tennis refers to the loud noise, sometimes described as "shrieking" or "screaming", made by some players during their strokes * Death grunt, the death metal singing style *

Grunt Records Grunt Records was a vanity label founded in 1971 by Jefferson Airplane and distributed by RCA Records. Initially created to sign local Bay Area acts, the label later was used only for Jefferson Starship and Hot Tuna releases. The label ended use ...

, a vanity label founded in 1971 by Jefferson Airplane and distributed by RCA Records * "

The Grunt "The Grunt" is a funk instrumental recorded in 1970 by James Brown's band The J.B.'s. It was released as a two-part single on King. It was one of only two instrumental singles recorded by the original J.B.'s lineup with Bootsy and Catfish Colli ...

", a 1970 instrumental recording by The J.B.'s

Food and animals

* A jug of 32 ounces of liquid, half a growler (usually beer) * A food preparation similar to a cobbler * A family of fishes, also known as

Haemulidae Haemulidae is a family of fishes in the order Perciformes known commonly as grunts. It is made up of the two subfamilies Haemulinae (grunters) and Plectorhynchinae (sweetlips), which in turn contain about 133 species in 19 genera. These fish ar ...

Grunt-fish The grunt sculpin or grunt-fish (''Rhamphocottus richardsonii'') is a small fish mainly found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The grunt sculpin generally remains close to shore and is often found in empty giant barnacle shells. The common name com ...

, the only member of the fish family Rhamphocottidae

Technology

* Grunt (software), a JavaScript Task Runner * Fobos-Grunt, a failed Russian mission to Phobos, one of the moons of Mars

Military

* An

infantry Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and marine i ...

man, in American military slang *

Grunt (G.I. Joe) Grunt is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and animated series. He is an infantryman with the G.I. Joe Team and debuted in 1982. Profile His real name is Robert W. Graves, and his rank is that o ...

, a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe

Games

Grunt (board wargame) ''Grunt'', subtitled "The Game of Tactical Level Combat in Vietnam", is a tactical level board wargame published by Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) in 1971, set in the Vietnam War. Description ''Grunt'' is a 2-player wargame that simulates ...

, a 1971 tactical wargame * '' Gruntz'', a 1999 puzzle/strategy game Many games use the "simple soldier" meaning, to a point that the word is now common parlance within gaming communities for the easiest 'popcorn' enemies: * A '' Warcraft'', orcish warrior * The simplest unit in the video game '' Z'' * The smallest enemy in the video game '' Metal Arms: Glitch in the System'' * A class in the multiplayer mode of the video game '' Conker: Live & Reloaded'' * An enemy in the ''

Half-Life Half-life (symbol ) is the time required for a quantity (of substance) to reduce to half of its initial value. The term is commonly used in nuclear physics to describe how quickly unstable atoms undergo radioactive decay or how long stable ato ...

'' universe * The weakest monster in '' Quake'' *

Grunt (Halo) The Halo (series), ''Halo'' video game and media franchise takes place in a fictional science fiction universe. In the distant past, a race known as the Forerunners fought the parasitic Flood. The Forerunners ultimately activate weapons of mass d ...

, an alien in the game ''Halo'' *

Grunt (Mass Effect) The ''Mass Effect'' series, a military science fiction media franchise developed by Canadian video game developer BioWare and owned by American publisher Electronic Arts, features an extensive cast of characters. It is primarily based on a seri ...

, Krogan squadmate in ''Mass Effect 2'' * A low-ranking member of a

crime syndicate Organized crime (or organised crime) is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. While organized crime is generally th ...

in the ''Pokémon'' games

Fiction

* '' Grunts!'', a 1992 fantasy novel by Mary Gentle * ''Grunt!'', a 1983 Italian film featured in the movie '' Troll 2'' * ''

The Brothers Grunt ''The Brothers Grunt'' is an adult animated comedy television series, and the earliest series made by ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'' creator Danny Antonucci. It originally aired from August 15, 1994, to April 9, 1995, on MTV. It centers on five humanoids, na ...

'', an MTV animated series

Other uses

* Michał Grunt (born 1993), Polish professional footballer * Grunt (horse) * Grunts, the main species in Madness Combat