GRUE

Meaning of GRUE in English

/grooh/ , v.i. , grued, gruing . Chiefly Scot.

to shudder.

[ 1275-1325; ME ]

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GRUE — n crane (1. [Zool.]; 2. [Mech.])
Interlingua English vocab
GRUE — I. ˈgrü intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: from earlier grow, from Middle English gruen, growen, probably from Middle Dutch …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRUE — v. shudder, shiver, tremble; be frightened, be scared
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GRUE — [from archaic English verb for `shudder', as with fear] The grue was originated in the game Zork (Dave Lebling took …
Jargon File English vocabulary
GRUE — 1. n жидкая (овсяная) каша, кашица; to get (или to have, to take) one`s ~ получить взбучку, выговор; to give …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRUE — №_1.: [n.] жидкая (овсяная) каша, кашица {сочетание} to get (или to have, to take) one's ~ получить взбучку, выговор to …
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
GRUE — 1. n жидкая (овсяная) каша, кашица; to get (или to have, to take) one`s ~ получить взбучку, выговор; to give …
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
GRUE — 1. n жидкая (овсяная) каша, кашица; to get (или to have, to take) one`s ~ получить взбучку, выговор; to give …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CRANE — (bird) grue; (mech.) cran; v. TO ~ THE NECK: extender li col
English interlingue dictionary
PEDIGREE — noun Etymology: Middle English pedegru, from Anglo-French pé de grue, literally, crane's foot; from the shape made by the lines …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GRUESOME — also grewsome adjective Etymology: alteration of earlier growsome, from English dialect grow, grue to shiver, from Middle English gruen, probably …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PEDIGREE — I. ˈpedəˌgrē noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pedegru, from Middle French pie de grue crane's foot; from the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRUING — present part of grue
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRUESOME — adjective also grew·some ˈgrüsəm ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: gruesome alteration (influenced by grue ) (I) of earlier grewsome, growsome; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRU — variant of grue III
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEDIGREE — — pedigreeless , adj. /ped"i gree'/ , n. 1. an ancestral line; line of descent; lineage; ancestry. 2. a genealogical …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRUESOME — — gruesomely , adv. — gruesomeness , n. /grooh"seuhm/ , adj. 1. causing great horror; horribly repugnant; grisly: the site …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PEDIGREE — noun Etymology: Middle English pedegru, from Anglo-French pé de grue, literally, crane's foot; from the shape made by the lines …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRUESOME — also grew·some ˈgrü-səm Etymology: alteration of earlier growsome, from English dialect grow, grue to shiver, from Middle English gruen, probably …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PEDIGREE — ■ noun 1》 the record of descent of an animal, showing it to be pure-bred. 2》 a person's lineage or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GRUESOME — ■ adjective causing repulsion or horror. ↘ informal very unpleasant. Derivatives ~ly adverb ~ness noun Origin C16: from Sc. grue …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GROUSE — ~ 1 ■ noun ( plural same) a medium-sized game bird with a plump body and feathered legs. [ Lagopus …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PEDIGREE — [ped.i.gree] n [ME pedegru, fr. MF pie de grue crane's foot; fr. the shape made by the lines of a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GRUESOME — [grue.some] adj [alter. of earlier growsome, fr. E dial. grow, grue to shiver, fr. ME gruen, prob. fr. MD gruwen; …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LA GRUYRE — German Greyerz, region and southernmost district of Fribourg canton, western Switzerland. La Gruyre lies along the middle reach of La …
Britannica English vocabulary
PEDIGREE — / ˈpedɪgriː; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun 1. [ C ] knowledge of or an official record of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRUESOME — / ˈgruːsəm; NAmE / adjective very unpleasant and filling you with horror, usually because it is connected with death or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GROUSE — / graʊs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] ( pl. grouse ) a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRANE — / kreɪn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a tall machine with a long arm, used to lift …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRUESOME — grue ‧ some /ˈɡruːs ə m/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: grue 'to shake (with fear)' (14-19 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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