gride

[ grahyd ]

/ graɪd /

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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.

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Origin of gride

1350–1400; Middle English; metathetic variant of gird²

Words nearby gride

grid declination, gridder, griddle, griddlebread, griddlecake, gride, gridiron, gridiron pendulum, gridiron-tailed lizard, grid leak, gridlock

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How to use gride in a sentence

Gride looked at him as if he were petrified with astonishment, but did not speak; perhaps lacking the power.
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
Arthur Gride happened to be in the doorway, but whether intentionally or from confusion was not quite apparent.
The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby|Charles Dickens
Old Arthur Gride moved his lips, but they only formed an ugly smile and were motionless again.
The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby|Charles Dickens

Gride gladly availed himself of the pretext for going to the window to see.
The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby|Charles Dickens

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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