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dree

Also dreegh

[dree]

adjective

  1. tedious; dreary.



verb (used with object)

dreed, dreeing 
  1. to suffer; endure.

dree

/ driː /

verb

  1. (tr) to endure

  2. to endure one's fate

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. another word for dreich

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dree1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English drēogan to endure; cognate with Gothic driugan to serve (in arms)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dree1

Old English drēogan; related to Old Norse drӯgja to perpetrate
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Example Sentences

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Case in point: Model-actress Dree Hemingway styled and stars in Lesjour!’s look book, which was shot by photographer Alex Cramer in Tonkin’s living room alongside Tonkin and model Loreal Ellis.

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Case in point: model/actress Dree Hemingway styled and stars in Lesjour!’s look book, which was shot by photographer Alex Cramer in Tonkin’s living room alongside Tonkin and model Loreal Ellis.

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When Dree Ziegler arrived in Koh Tao for a scuba diving course, she anticipated a short stay on the Gulf of Thailand resort island.

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On Koh Tao, Dree Ziegler is ready to travel, as well.

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Jamieson, a former fashion publicist who, until recently, was assisting the floral designer Flora Starkey, has made a name for herself adorning simple white cotton T-shirts with colorful flora and delicately wrought letters: Forget-me-nots for the British actress Claire Foy, a daffodil and a branch of hawthorn for the “Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown, reeds of barley for Kate Winslet, a mixed bouquet for the American model Dree Hemingway and flower after tiny flower for the fashion editors that flood her Instagram inbox with requests.

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