English Explanatory Dictionary

gry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To have a slight bout or fit of ague (chills or shaking due to cold or fever).
noun
  1. A fit of ague.
noun
  1. A small amount.
  2. One hundredth of an inch in the decimal system of measurement devised by John Locke
noun
  1. Abbreviation of gray or grey (color).
adj
  1. Abbreviation of grey or gray (color).
adj
  1. Abbreviation of gray (eye or hair color).

Pronunciation

/ɡɹaɪ̯/

Word forms

gry gries grying gried grys gry.

Etymology

From Middle English gryen (“to shudder, shake, or convulse”). Compare grue.

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