Webster's Dictionary 1913

3079

Grubble

Grub″ble (?), v. t. & i. [Freq. of grub, but cf. grabble.] To feel or grope in the dark. Dryden.

3080

Grubby

Grub″by, a. [From Grub.] Dirty; unclean.The grubby game of marbles. Lond. Sat. Rev.

3081

Grubby (2)

Grub″by, n.(Zoöl.) Any species of Cottus; a sculpin.

3082

Grubworm

Grub″worm (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Grub, n., 1.And gnats and grubworms crowded on his view. C. Smart.

3083

Grucche

Grucche (grŭch), v. i. [See Grudge.] To murmur; to grumble.What aileth you, thus for grucche and groan. Chaucer.

3084

Grudge

Grudge (grŭj), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Grudger (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Grudging.] [OE. grutchen, gruchen, grochen, to murmur, grumble, OF. grochier, grouchier, grocier, groucier; cf. Ice...

3085

Grudge (2)

Grudge (grŭj), v. i. 1. To be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to murmur; to complain; to repine; to be unwilling or reluctant.Grudge not one against another. James v. 9...

3086

Grudge (3)

Grudge, n. 1. Sullen malice or malevolence; cherished malice, enmity, or dislike; ill will; an old cause of hatred or quarrel.Esau had conceived a mortal grudge and enmity again...

3087

Grudgeful

Grudge″ful (?), a. Full of grudge; envious. “Grudgeful discontent.” Spenser.

3088

Grudgeons

Grud″geons (?), Gur″geons (�), n. pl. [Prob. from P. grugir to craunch; cf. D. gruizen to crush, grind, and E. grout.] Coarse meal.

3089

Grudger

Grudg″er (grŭj″ẽr), n. One who grudges.

3090

Grudgingly

Grudg″ing‐ly, adv. In a grudging manner.

3091

Grudgingness

Grudg″ing‐ness, n. The state or quality of grudging, or of being full of grudge or unwillingness.

3092

Gruel

Gru″el (?), n. [OF. gruel, F. gruau; of German origin; cf. OHG. gruzzi groats, G. grütze, As. grūt. See Grout.] A light, liquid food, made by boiling meal of maize, oatmeal, or ...

3093

Gruelly

Gru″el‐ly, a. Like gruel; of the consistence of gruel.

3094

Gruesome (2)

Grue″some (?), a. Same as Grewsome.

3095

Gruf

Gruf (?), adv. [Cf. Grovel.] Forwards; with one's face to the ground.They fellen gruf, and cryed piteously. Chaucer.

3096

Gruff

Gruff (?), a. [Compar.Gruffer (�); superl.Gruffest.] [D. grof; akin to G. grob, OHG. gerob, grob, Dan. grov, Sw. grof, perh. akin to AS. rcófan to break, Z. reavc, rupture, g- s...

3097

Grugru palm

Gru″gru palm″ (?). (Bot.) A West Indian name for several kinds of palm. See Macaw tree, under Macaw. [Written also grigri palm.]

3098

Grugru worm

Gru″gru worm″ (?). (Zoöl.) The larva or grub of a large South American beetle (Calandra palmarum), which lives in the pith of palm trees and sugar cane. It is eaten by the nativ...

3099

Grum

Grum (?), a. [Cf. Dan. grum furious, Sw. grym, AS. gram, and E. grim, and grumble. √35.] 1. Morose; severe of countenance; sour; surly; glum; grim. “Nick looked sour and grum.” ...

3100

Grumble

Grum″ble (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Grunbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Grumbling (?).] [Cf. LG. grummeln, grumen, D. grommelen, grommen, and F. grommeler, of German origin; cf. W. grwm, ...

3101

Grumble (2)

Grum″ble, v. t. To express or utter with grumbling.

3102

Grumble (3)

Grum″ble, n. 1. The noise of one that grumbles.2. A grumbling, discontented disposition.A bad case of grumble. Mrs. H. H. Jackson.

3103

Grumbler

Grum″bler (?), n. One who grumbles.

3104

Grumblingly

Grum″bling‐ly, adv. In a grumbling manner.

3105

Grume

Grume (grṳm), n. [OF. grume, cf. F. grumeau a little heap, clot of blood, dim. fr. L. grumus.] A thick, viscid fluid; a clot, as of blood. Quincy.