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
The diet should be fluid, consisting of gruels, milk, broths, and soups.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) by Kenelm Winslow
The diet should be liquid, such as milk, beef tea, soups, and gruels.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) by Kenelm Winslow
Place the sheep in a house, or any comfortable situation, bed it with straw, throw a horse-rug over it, and promote the purging by warm gruels.
From A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. by Ambrose Blacklock
