English Explanatory Dictionary

gripple

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Griping; tenacious; gripping.
  2. Grasping; greedy; snatchy; mean; niggardly; avaricious, covetous.
  3. Sprained.
noun
  1. A ditch; a drain.
noun
  1. A hook.
  2. A grasp; a grip.
verb
  1. To grasp or grab.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹɪpəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gripple.wav

Word forms

gripple more gripple most gripple grippal griple grippill gripples grippling grippled

Etymology

From Middle English gripel, from Old English gripol, gripul (“able to grasp much; capacious”); equivalent to grip + -le.

Derived words

grippleness
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