Part 5006

<h1>Gruel</h1> <Xpage=654>

<hw>Gru"el</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>gruel</ets>, F. <ets>gruau</ets>; of German origin; cf. OHG. <ets>gruzzi</ets> groats, G. <ets>gr\'81tze</ets>, As. <ets>grut</ets>. See <er>Grout</er>.]</ety> <def>A light, liquid food, made by boiling meal of maize, oatmeal, or fiour in water or milk; thin porridge.</def>

<h1>Gruelly</h1> <Xpage=654>

<hw>Gru"el*ly</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Like gruel; of the consistence of gruel.</def>

<h1>Gruesome</h1> <Xpage=654>

<hw>Grue"some</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Grewsome</er>.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<h1>Gruf</h1> <Xpage=654>

<hw>Gruf</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Grovel</er>.]</ety> <def>Forwards; with one's face to the ground.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>They fellen <b>gruf</b>, and cryed piteously. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Gruff</h1> <Xpage=654>

<hw>Gruff</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>Compar.</tt> <er>Gruffer</er> <tt>(<?/)</tt>; <tt>superl.</tt> <er>Gruffest</er>.]</ety> <ety>[D. <ets>grof</ets>; akin to G. <ets>grob</ets>, OHG. <ets>gerob</ets>, grob, Dan. <ets>grov</ets>, Sw. <ets>grof</ets>, perh. akin to AS. <ets>rc\'a2fan</ets> to break, Z. <ets>reavc</ets>, rupture, <ets>g-</ets> standing for the AS. prefix <ets>ge-</ets>, Goth. <ets>ga-</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; harsh.</def>

<i>Addison.</i>

<blockquote><b>Gruff</b>, disagreeable, sarcastic remarks. <i>Thackeray.</i></blockquote>

-- <wordforms><wf>Gruff"ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Gruff"ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Grugru palm</h1> <Xpage=654>

<hw>Gru"gru palm"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A West Indian name for several kinds of palm. See <cref>Macaw tree</cref>, under <er>Macaw</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>grigri palm</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Grugru worm</h1> <Xpage=654>

<hw>Gru"gru worm"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The larva or grub of a large South American beetle (<spn>Calandra palmarum</spn>), which lives in the pith of palm trees and sugar cane. It is eaten by the natives, and esteemed a delicacy.</def>

<h1>Grum</h1> <Xpage=654>

<hw>Grum</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. Dan. <ets>grum</ets> furious, Sw. <ets>grym</ets>, AS. <ets>gram</ets>, and E. <ets>grim</ets>, and <ets>grumble</ets>. <?/35.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Morose; severe of countenance; sour; surly; glum; grim.</def> "Nick looked sour and <i>grum</i>."

<i>Arbuthnof.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Low; deep in the throat; guttural; rumbling; as,</def>

<h1>Grumble</h1> <Xpage=654>

<hw>Grum"ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Grunbled</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Grumbling</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. LG. <ets>grummeln</ets>, <ets>grumman</ets>, D. <ets>grommelen</ets>, <ets>grommen</ets>, and F. <ets>grommeler</ets>, of German origin; cf. W. <ets>grwm</ets>, murmur, grumble, surly. &root;35. Cf. <er>Grum</er>, <er>Grim</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.</def>

<blockquote>L'Avare, not using half his store, Still grumbles that he has no more. <i>Prior.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To growl; to snarl in deep tones; <as>as, a lion grumbling over his prey</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To rumble; to make a low, harsh, and heavy sound; to mutter; <as>as, the distant thunder grumbles</as>.</def>

<h1>Grumble</h1> <Xpage=654>