grippe

[ grip ]

/ grɪp /

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noun Older Use.

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Origin of grippe

First recorded in 1770–80; from French, noun derivative of gripper “to seize suddenly,” from Germanic; akin to grip, gripe

OTHER WORDS FROM grippe

grippal, adjectivegrippelike, adjectivepost·grip·pal, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH grippe

grip, gripe, grippe

Words nearby grippe

grip, gripe, gripe water, gripey, gripman, grippe, gripper, gripping, gripple, grippy, gripsack

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How to use grippe in a sentence

I remember when I read Eternity, I was sick with grippe at the time and I just got sicker.
Norman Mailer vs. Everyone|Norman Mailer|February 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Influenza, called popularly the grippe, is caused by the bacillus influenzae, which was isolated by Pfeiffer in 1891.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
That was last winter—of the grippe—and I tell you I've felt bad about Sarah ever since.
Earth's Enigmas|Charles G. D. Roberts
The hot-blanket pack is indicated at the onset of many fevers such as in typhoid, grippe, pneumonia, etc.
The Mother and Her Child|William S. Sadler

Another bath which is effectual at the onset of grippe or pneumonia is the sweating bath.
The Mother and Her Child|William S. Sadler
These things would account for the grippe, and for the abnormal fever of which Bennie boasted.
Atlantic Narratives|Mary Antin

British Dictionary definitions for grippe

grippe

grip

/ (ɡrɪp) /

noun

a former name for influenza

Word Origin for grippe

C18: from French grippe, from gripper to seize, of Germanic origin; see grip 1

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