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Pain Grunt Sound Effects

10 free pain grunt sound effects for player damage, or for attacks and effort · 0.65–1.8 s each · MP3 · CC0 · no signup

10 pain grunt sound effects for game characters and videos: male and female grunts when hit, a double grunt for two hits, a heavy grunt for a big character, effort grunts for lifting, pulling and swinging a weapon, groans after landing from a fall and a long dying groan. None of them has words.

Quick picks: Male Hit Pain Grunt 09 (0.8 s, recommended) · Swing Effort Pain Grunt 01 (0.65 s, the shortest, recommended) · Dying Groan Pain Grunt 04 (1.8 s, the longest, recommended)

All 10 pain grunt sound effects

Common uses: player damage, attacks and effort.

Which pain grunt variation to use

Use Male Hit or Female Hit for ordinary damage and Double Hit for combos; Heavy Guttural suits a large character. Lifting Effort, Long Strain and Swing Effort are for exertion rather than pain, Landing Groan is for fall damage, and Dying Groan ends a character.

Need a comparison method? Try the playable examples and selection checklist.

Common questions about pain grunt

Is there a grunt sound effect for when a character gets hurt?

Yes: Male Hit Pain Grunt 09 is one short pained grunt from a man taking a hit, and Female Hit Pain Grunt 03 is the same from a woman.

Is there an effort grunt sound effect?

Yes: Lifting Effort Pain Grunt 06 is a man grunting as he lifts something heavy, Long Strain Pain Grunt 10 a long strain while pulling, and Swing Effort Pain Grunt 01 a woman swinging a heavy weapon.

Is there a death groan?

Yes: Dying Groan Pain Grunt 04 is a long dying groan that fades out.

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