gride

[ grahyd ]

/ graɪd /

verb (used without object), grid·ed, grid·ing.

to make a grating sound; scrape harshly; grate; grind.

verb (used with object), grid·ed, grid·ing.

to pierce or cut.

noun

a griding or grating sound.

Nearby words

grid variation, gridder, griddle, griddlebread, griddlecake, gride, gridiron, gridiron pendulum, gridiron-tailed lizard, gridlock, grief

Origin of gride

1350–1400; Middle English; metathetic variant of gird²

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Examples from the Web for gride

Then I saw some cabmen and others had walked boldly into the sand pits, and heard the clatter of hoofs and the gride of wheels.
The War of the Worlds|H. G. Wells
Still Gride made no answer, but tore and scratched among the papers, and yelled and screeched like a fiend in torment.
The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby|Charles Dickens
The allusion to friends, and the offer of money, Gride held to be mere empty vapouring, for purposes of delay.
The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby|Charles Dickens
Ralph, for his share, was to get some of the money the old man Gride knew should be Madeline's.
Tales from Dickens|Charles Dickens and Hallie Erminie Rives

Vainly did Gride bemoan the loss of the money he had hoped to gain, and vainly did Ralph Nickleby, with curses, try to prevent.
Tales from Dickens|Charles Dickens and Hallie Erminie Rives

British Dictionary definitions for gride

gride

/ (ɡraɪd) /

verb

(intr) literary to grate or scrape harshly

obsolete to pierce or wound

noun

literary a harsh or piercing sound

Word Origin for gride

C14: variant of girde gird ²

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