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grum

grum
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [gruhm]
    • /grʌm/
    • /ˈɡrəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gruhm]
    • /grʌm/

Definitions of grum word

  • adjective grum grim; glum; surly. 1
  • noun grum Morose, stern, surly, sullen. 1
  • adjective grum surly or gloomy 0
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Origin of grum

First appearance:

before 1630
One of the 42% oldest English words
1630-40; probably blend of grim and glum

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Parts of speech for Grum

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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grum popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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