gruel
noun
a light, usually thin, cooked cereal made by boiling meal, especially oatmeal, in water or milk.
gruels
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pluralof gruel.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Agriculture softened our ancestors’ diets with processed gruels, stews and yogurts, and this fare led to gradually shrinking lower jaws to produce today’s overcrowded mouths.”
From Fox News ● Mar. 18, 2019
Few had ever received Red Cross packages; their guards, almost to a man, had engaged in graft which cut prison fare to watery soups, half-spoiled vegetables, and chalky gruels.
From Time Magazine Archive
Liquid or Fluid Diet.—Consisting of milk, nutrient and other palatable beverages, broths, and thin gruels.
From Dietetics for Nurses by Fairfax T. Proudfit
If the gruels are made with milk instead of with all water they become more evenly balanced.
From Dietetics for Nurses by Fairfax T. Proudfit
Light gruels are best for allaying inflammation, and restoring the tone of the stomach.
