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groach, groak, groke, grook, grouk, growk,
growk [grʌuk, groːk]
n. A wistful look by a child for something greatly desired.
v. To look longingly or suspiciously at something.
grub, grubber, grubbit, grubble,
grub [grʌb]
n. A stingy person, a money-grubber.
v. To grub, to uproot, clear ground of weeds. Grasp at money.
pt. pp. grubbit
 
grubble [grʌbl]
v. To grub. To grasp at money.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
grubber: An iron harrow, often with with cultivator tines, used for weeding in drills etc. A scarifier.
grubby: Grubby.
grubber,
grubber [ˈgrʌbər]
n. A large heavy hammer.
begrudge, grudge, grudgin,
grudge [grʌdʒ]
n. A grievance, misgiving. A complaint, grumble.
v. To be grieved, to grumble, complain.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
begrudge [bəˈ-]: To begrudge, a cause for dissatisfaction.
grudgin: Grudging.
agrue, grew, grewsome, groo, groose, grooze, grou, grousome, growse, gru, grue, grued, gruesom, gruesome, gruse, grusie, grusome,
grue [gruː]
n. A shudder, a shiver, a cold feeling of horror or repulsion.
v. To shudder, shiver, turn cold, from fear or repulsion. To cause to shiver or tremble with fright.
pt. pp. grued
 
gruse [gruːz, grʌuz]
n. A shiver, a fit of shivering, either from cold or horror.
dim. grusie
v. To shiver, to shudder with fear, horror, cold, sickness etc.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
agrue adv. Shivery.
gruesome [ˈ-səm]: Horrible, ill-favoured.
greu, grew, groo, gru, grue, gruse,
grue [gruː]
n. Semi liquid snow or ice formed floating on the surface of a river.
 
From Gaelic gruth.
groal, grool, gruel, gruelie, gruellie, gruelly, gruelly, gruely, grulie, gruly,
gruel [grul]
n. Thin porridge, oatmeal foods.
 
gruelly [ˈgrulɪ]
adj. Having a consistency like porridge.
alagrougous, alagrugous, allagrugous, groogous, groogus, grougous, grugous, malagrugous, malagrugrously, malegrobolous, malegrueguous,
grugous [ˈgrugəs]
adj. Grim, ugly, surly.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
alagrugous [ɑlɛˈgrugɪs]: adj. Grim, ghastly, sour, woebegone.
malagrugous, malagrugrous [maləˈgrug(r)əs]: adj. Grim, forbidding, gloomy, dismal, melancholy.
malagrugrously: adv. Grimly, gloomily.
greulik, grølek, grølek, grölik, gruilik, gruilock, gruilock, grulack, gruli, grulick, grulik,
gruilock [I.Sh. ˈgrølək]
n. A guiser, a member of a band of young men dressed in fancy costumes of plaited straw who went masquerading at Halloween or Shrovetide.
bridegreem, bridegroom, bridegruim, greem, greum, grøm, groom, groum, gruim,
gruim [grøm, grum, MN. grim]
n. A groom.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
bridegruim: A bridegroom. MN. The dragonet Callionymus lyra.

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