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grue

[groo]

verb (used without object), grued, gru·ing. Chiefly Scot.

to shudder.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English

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grue (ɡruː)

—n
1.	a shiver or shudder; a creeping of the flesh

—vb
2.	to shiver or shudder
3.	to feel strong aversion

[C14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Swedish grua, Old Danish grue; related to German graven, Dutch gruwen to abhor]

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