gride

[ grahyd ]

verb (used without object),grid·ed, grid·ing.
  1. to make a grating sound; scrape harshly; grate; grind.

verb (used with object),grid·ed, grid·ing.
  1. to pierce or cut.

noun
  1. a griding or grating sound.

Origin of gride

1
1350–1400; Middle English; metathetic variant of gird2

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British Dictionary definitions for gride

gride

/ (ɡraɪd) /


verb
  1. (intr) literary to grate or scrape harshly

  2. obsolete to pierce or wound

noun
  1. literary a harsh or piercing sound

Origin of gride

1
C14: variant of girde gird ²

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