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[ groo-uhl ] / ˈgru əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gruel ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna light, usually thin, cooked cereal made by boiling meal, especially oatmeal, in water or milk. Origin of gruel1275–1325; Middle English <Middle French, Old French, equivalent to gru- (<Germanic; see grout) + -el diminutive suffix Words nearby gruelgrubworm, grudge, grudging, Grudziadz, grue, gruel, grueling, gruelling, Gruenberg, gruesome, gruff Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gruelA great side-benefit to the gruel of writing fiction is the fleeting moments of wish fulfillment the empty page provides. Five Great Literary Homes, From Pemberley to Ruth’s||March 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Busch then added, “If he is so indigent, who pays you Mr. Gruel?” Judge Denies Bail Request by Anthony Pellicano, Former Sleuth to the Stars|Christine Pelisek|August 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST “He is not dangerous to the community,” Gruel said in an interview with the Daily Beast. Will Celebrity Snoop Anthony Pellicano Get Sprung?|Christine Pelisek|June 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST Gruel says Pellicano is broke and nearly blind due to an eye condition called spasmodic blepharospasm. Will Celebrity Snoop Anthony Pellicano Get Sprung?|Christine Pelisek|June 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And then, when the gruel is eaten up, smash the bowl on the ground. Foma Gordyeff|Maxim Gorky The two doctors were for keeping him on gruel, lemonade, barley-water, and so on. The Moonstone|Wilkie Collins His chance was now weak indeed, quite like Grantham gruel, three groats to a gallon of water. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various He went at once to bed, and Miss Jemima insisted upon bringing to him there a steaming basin of gruel. The Golden Shoemaker|J. W. Keyworth It would be well if Josephs' gruel were not made so strong for him. It Is Never Too Late to Mend|Charles Reade
British Dictionary definitions for gruel
nouna drink or thin porridge, made by boiling meal, esp oatmeal, in water or milk Word Origin for gruelC14: from Old French, of Germanic origin; see grout Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gruelmush, potage |