grue

[ groo ]

/ gru /

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

to shudder.

Nearby words

Origin of grue

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325

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Examples from the Web for grue

Well, Grue went under, still clutching the squirming, flapping bird; and he stayed under.
Police!!!|Robert W. Chambers
We went at once to Grue's, to order our dinner and engage a private room; then we strolled away in the direction of Saint-Maur.
Frdrique; vol. 2|Charles Paul de Kock
The man, Grue, had not stirred from his survey of the Atlantic Ocean.
Police!!!|Robert W. Chambers
Grue, proprietors of the Wisconsin Grocery, rank as the foremost merchants of Fairhaven.
Scandinavians on the Pacific, Puget Sound|Thomas Ostenson Stine

He was fairly well pleased with his success to date, but the grue of fear was still with him.
Man of Many Minds|E. Everett Evans

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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