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

And he aye minded sinsyne, when first he set his een upon her, he had the same cauld and deidly grue.
Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4)|Various
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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