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gride
[ grahyd ]
verb (used without object)
, grid·ed, grid·ing.
- to make a grating sound; scrape harshly; grate; grind.
verb (used with object)
, grid·ed, grid·ing.
- 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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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gride1
C14: variant of girde gird ²
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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.
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The allusion to friends, and the offer of money, Gride held to be mere empty vapouring, for purposes of delay.
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Arthur Gride happened to be in the doorway, but whether intentionally or from confusion was not quite apparent.
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Old Arthur Gride moved his lips, but they only formed an ugly smile and were motionless again.
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Gride gladly availed himself of the pretext for going to the window to see.
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