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Gride

[grahyd]

verb (used without object)

to make a grating sound; scrape harshly; grate; grind.

verb (used with object)

to pierce or cut.

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noun

a griding or grating sound.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; metathetic variant of gird²

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gride (ɡraɪd)

—vb
1.	literary (intr) to grate or scrape harshly
2.	obsolete to pierce or wound

—n
3.	literary a harsh or piercing sound

[C14: variant of girdegird²]

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