grue
to shudder.
Origin of grue
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How to use grue in a sentence
Languages that don’t have a separate word for blue often group green and blue together in one category, which linguists call grue.
Is the sky really blue? It depends on what language you speak | Kathryn Hulick | March 17, 2022 | Science News For StudentsAnd he aye minded sinsyne, when first he set his een upon her, he had the same cauld and deidly grue.
Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) | VariousWhat he had mainly in mind was to say to the old actress that she had been mistaken—the jeune Anglaise wasn't such a grue.
The Tragic Muse | Henry JamesNow the grue was an immense crane—used in some repairs of the Pont Neuf—which still held its place at the approach to the bridge.
Gerald Fitzgerald | Charles James LeverSaverio grue was the re-inventor of gilding on fayence; some of his pieces are dated 1749 and 1753.
The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods | William Chaffers
Ioanes grue or Grua painted scriptural subjects from about 1730 to 1750.
The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods | William Chaffers
British Dictionary definitions for grue
/ (ɡruː) Scot /
a shiver or shudder; a creeping of the flesh
to shiver or shudder
to feel strong aversion
Origin of grue
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