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gry.

To have a slight bout or fit of ague (chills or shaking due to cold or fever).

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɡɹaɪ̯/
  1. To have a slight bout or fit of ague (chills or shaking due to cold or fever).

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ɡɹaɪ̯/
  1. A fit of ague.

Where this word comes from

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

noun/ɡɹaɪ̯/
  1. A small amount.

    archaic
  2. One hundredth of an inch in the decimal system of measurement devised by John Locke

    archaic
noun/ɡɹaɪ̯/
  1. Abbreviation of gray or grey (color).

    abbreviation · alt-of
Where this word comes from

Abbreviation of gray.

adj/ɡɹaɪ̯/
  1. Abbreviation of grey or gray (color).

    abbreviation · alt-of · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Abbreviation of gray.

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