grue

[ groo ]

/ gru /

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verb (used without object), grued, gru·ing.Chiefly Scot.

to shudder.

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Origin of grue

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325

Words nearby grue

grubworm, grudge, grudging, grudgingly, Grudziadz, grue, gruel, grueling, gruelling, Gruenberg, gruesome

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How to use grue in a sentence

Languages that don’t have a separate word for blue often group green and blue together in one category, which linguists call grue.
Is the sky really blue? It depends on what language you speak|Kathryn Hulick|March 17, 2022|Science News For Students
And he aye minded sinsyne, when first he set his een upon her, he had the same cauld and deidly grue.
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What he had mainly in mind was to say to the old actress that she had been mistaken—the jeune Anglaise wasn't such a grue.
The Tragic Muse|Henry James
Now the Grue was an immense crane—used in some repairs of the Pont Neuf—which still held its place at the approach to the bridge.
Gerald Fitzgerald|Charles James Lever

Saverio Grue was the re-inventor of gilding on fayence; some of his pieces are dated 1749 and 1753.
The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods|William Chaffers
Ioanes Grue or Grua painted scriptural subjects from about 1730 to 1750.
The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods|William Chaffers

British Dictionary definitions for grue

grue

/ (ɡruː) Scot /

noun

a shiver or shudder; a creeping of the flesh

verb (intr)

to shiver or shudder

to feel strong aversion

Word Origin for grue

C14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Swedish grua, Old Danish grue; related to German graven, Dutch gruwen to abhor

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