He scarcely spoke at all, giving only an occasional grunt to indicate that Michael still had his attention.

He spoke little, an occasional grunt or short, clipped remark.

Throughout the seance and the events which followed it he confined himself to an occasional grunt.

He let me tell what had happened with only an occasional grunt.

His upper body was somewhere in the machinery, from which came the occasional grunt.

The others landed behind him, silent except for an occasional grunt or curse.

He communicates with gestures and the occasional grunt or sigh.

No word was spoken, only occasional grunts and one wheezing gasp.

For several minutes they clumped around in the underbrush with no sound other than an occasional grunt.

The only noise is an occasional grunt, or a command muttered in Japanese.