Vocals are usually guttural and may be grunted, growled or screamed. Vocals are usually harsh and may be grunted, growled or screamed. Chinese coolies grunted, groaned and yei-hoed, pushing heavily loaded carts up the bridge's steep approaches. Before this he had only whistled, laughed, and grunted. Their music was fast, unpolished in production and with raspy or grunted vocals. Mr. Massey grunted his assent of this abrupt defiance. "It could only happen in Hollywood," I grunted.