grindle

American  

[grin-dl] / ˈgrɪn dl /

noun

1. bowfin.

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Etymology

Origin of grindle

1700–10, < German Gründel, diminutive of Grund ground, bottom

Example Sentences

“If the tree falls in the forest, and no one was around to hear, did it actually make a sound?” said Laurie Grindle, Armstrong deputy center director who served as the project manager for the first abort test.

From Los Angeles Times

But the state is still purple, with an all-Democratic congressional delegation but Republican control of the state legislature and governorship, thanks to independent voters like Kathleen Grindle Mack, 64, of Plainfield.

From New York Times

Grindle demands that Stanton take a lie detector test.

From Los Angeles Times

Armed with confidential information, Stanton meets Lilith’s patient Ezra Grindle at his enormous estate, posing as a spiritualist who can contact the fearsome millionaire’s dead lover — for a price.

From Los Angeles Times

Early in 2020, Richard Jenkins had just one scene left to shoot for Guillermo del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley,” playing disturbing millionaire Ezra Grindle opposite Bradley Cooper’s con-man spiritualist.

From Los Angeles Times