French-English translations for grognement

groan
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We groaned at his awful jokesThe wooden table groaned under the weight of the banquet
growl
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The dog growled at me as I walked pastThe old man growled his displeasure at the postman

grumble
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That whiner is never without a grumble to share.The distant thunder grumbles.He grumbles about the food constantly, but has yet to learn to cook.
grunt
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Therefore, when we, the non-attached Members, communicate among ourselves, we scratch under our armpits, we stick our tongues out and we make grunting noises. Donc, chez les non-inscrits, pour communiquer, nous nous grattons sous les aisselles, nous sortons la langue et non poussons des grognements. Who just grunted?
oinkThe protesters replied to the police officers demands with a chorus of oinks.The hogs oinked happily in their pen as the farmer poured slop in their feeding trough.