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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.
noun
- a griding or grating sound.
gride
/ ɡraɪd /
verb
- literary.intr to grate or scrape harshly
- obsolete.to pierce or wound
noun
- literary.a harsh or piercing sound
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Origin of gride1
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Example Sentences
Gride looked at him as if he were petrified with astonishment, but did not speak; perhaps lacking the power.
The allusion to friends, and the offer of money, Gride held to be mere empty vapouring, for purposes of delay.
Arthur Gride happened to be in the doorway, but whether intentionally or from confusion was not quite apparent.
Old Arthur Gride moved his lips, but they only formed an ugly smile and were motionless again.
Gride gladly availed himself of the pretext for going to the window to see.
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