gripple

grip·ple

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [grip-uh l]
- /ˈgrɪp əl/
- /ɡrˈɪpəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grip-uh l]
- /ˈgrɪp əl/

Definitions of gripple word

adjective gripple miserly; avaricious. 1
noun gripple (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Griping; tenacious; gripping. 1
abbreviation GRIPPLE greedy 0
noun gripple a hook used to seize things 0
adjective gripple miserly; avaricious 0
noun gripple A ditch; a drain. 0

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Origin of gripple

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English grip(p)el, Old English gripul; see gripe

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Parts of speech for Gripple

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Gripple

gripple popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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