Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [groo]
- /gru/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [groo]
- /gru/
Definitions of grue word
- verb without object grue to shudder. 1
- noun grue (intransitive, archaic) To be frightened; to shudder with fear. 1
- noun grue a shiver or shudder; a creeping of the flesh 0
- verb grue to shiver or shudder 0
- verb grue to feel strong aversion 0
- noun grue a shudder of fear 0
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Origin of grue
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1275-1325
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Grue
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grue popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
grue usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with grue
- what is a grue?