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单词 grue
释义 grue
I. \ˈgrü\ intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: from earlier grow, from Middle English gruen, growen, probably from Middle Dutch grūwen; akin to Old High German ingrūēn to shiver, shudder, and probably to Old English grēot sand — more at grit
now chiefly dialect : to shiver or shudder especially with fear or cold
 < exposed to the gruesome so extensively … we simply don't grue any more — John Crosby >
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a fit of shivering : shiver
 < the sound of wind in the rigging … gave him the chills and the grues — R.B.Robertson >
 < impossible to read without a certain cold grue — S.V.Benét >
2. : gruesome quality or effect
 < a mystery novel … resolved with true grue — Anthony Boucher >
 < serves the chilliest grue with perfect elegance — J.S.Sandoe >
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English
now chiefly Scotland : particle, bit
 < hasn't a grue of sense >
IV. noun
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Etymology: origin unknown
chiefly Scotland : thin floating ice : snow
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