English-Thai Dictionary
gruel
N ข้าวต้ม โจ๊ก kao-tom
gruelling
ADJ ทำให้ เหนื่อย รู้สึก อ่อนเพลีย tam-hai-nueai
gruelling
ADJ เหนื่อย มาก ทรหด exhausting tiring fatiguing nueai-mak
gruesome
ADJ น่ากลัว น่าขยะแขยง น่าสยดสยอง น่าสะอิดสะเอียน น่ารังเกียจ dredful grisly ghastly horrid pleasant na-kua
gruesomely
ADV อย่าง น่าสยดสยอง อย่าง น่าขยะแขยง grisly ghastly horrid yang-na-sa-yod-sa-yong
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
GRUEL
n.A kind of light food made by boiling meal in water. It is usually made of the meal of oats or maiz.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GRUEL
Gru "el, n. Etym: [OF. gruel, F. gruau; of German origin; cf. OHG. gruzzi groats, G. grütze, As. grut. See Grout. ]
Defn: A light, liquid food, made by boiling meal of maize, oatmeal, or fiour in water or milk; thin porridge.
GRUELLY
GRUELLY Gru "el *ly, a.
Defn: Like gruel; of the consistence of gruel.
GRUESOME
GRUESOME Grue "some, a.
Defn: Same as Grewsome. [Scot. ]
New American Oxford Dictionary
gruel
gru el |ˈgro͞oəl ˈɡru (ə )l | ▶noun a thin liquid food of oatmeal or other meal boiled in milk or water. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, of Germanic origin.
grueling
gruel ing |ˈgro͞oəliNG ˈɡruəlɪŋ |(Brit. gruelling ) ▶adjective extremely tiring and demanding: a grueling schedule. DERIVATIVES gruel ing ly adverb ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from the verb gruel ‘exhaust, punish, ’ from an old phrase get one's gruel ‘receive one's punishment. ’
gruesome
grue some |ˈgro͞osəm ˈɡrusəm | ▶adjective causing repulsion or horror; grisly: a most gruesome murder. • informal extremely unpleasant: gruesome working hours. DERIVATIVES grue some ly adverb, grue some ness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Scots grue ‘to feel horror, shudder ’ (of Scandinavian origin ) + -some 1. Rare before the late 18th cent. , the word was popularized by Sir Walter Scott.
Oxford Dictionary
gruel
gruel |ˈgrʊəl | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a thin liquid food of oatmeal or other meal boiled in milk or water. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, of Germanic origin.
gruelling
gruelling |ˈgrʊəlɪŋ |(US grueling ) ▶adjective extremely tiring and demanding: a gruelling schedule. DERIVATIVES gruellingly adverb ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from the verb gruel ‘exhaust, punish ’, from an old phrase get one's gruel ‘receive one's punishment ’.
gruesome
grue |some |ˈgruːs (ə )m | ▶adjective causing repulsion or horror; grisly: the most gruesome murder. • informal extremely unpleasant: gruesome catering. DERIVATIVES gruesomely adverb, gruesomeness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Scots grue ‘to feel horror, shudder ’ (of Scandinavian origin ) + -some 1. Rare before the late 18th cent. , the word was popularized by Sir Walter Scott.
American Oxford Thesaurus
grueling
grueling adjective a grueling hike through the snow: exhausting, tiring, fatiguing, wearying, taxing, draining, debilitating; demanding, exacting, difficult, hard, arduous, strenuous, laborious, back-breaking, harsh, severe, stiff, stressful, punishing, crippling; informal killing, murderous, hellish.
gruesome
gruesome adjective Arnie's gruesome Halloween mask frightened the little kids: grisly, ghastly, frightful, horrid, horrifying, hideous, horrible, horrendous, grim, awful, dire, dreadful, terrible, horrific, shocking, appalling, disgusting, repulsive, repugnant, revolting, repellent, sickening; loathsome, abhorrent, odious, monstrous, unspeakable; informal sick, gross. ANTONYMS pleasant.
Oxford Thesaurus
gruelling
gruelling adjective he undertook a gruelling three-mile run: exhausting, tiring, fatiguing, wearying, enervating, taxing, draining, sapping, debilitating; demanding, exacting, trying, difficult, hard, arduous, laborious, back-breaking, strenuous, harsh, severe, stiff, punishing, crushing, crippling, grinding, brutal, relentless, unsparing; informal killing, murderous, hellish; Brit. informal knackering; rare exigent.
gruesome
gruesome adjective the gruesome evidence of a recent massacre: grisly, ghastly, frightful, horrid, horrifying, fearful, hideous, macabre, spine-chilling, horrible, horrendous, grim, awful, dire, dreadful, terrible, horrific; disgusting, repulsive, repugnant, revolting, repellent, sickening, distressing, shocking, appalling, abominable, loathsome, abhorrent, odious, monstrous, unspeakable; informal sick, sick-making, gut-churning, gross; archaic disgustful, loathly. ANTONYMS pleasant.
Duden Dictionary
grüezi
grüe zi Interjektion |gr ü ezi |gekürzt aus: (Gott ) gruezi-i = (Gott ) grüße euch schweizerische Grußformel
French Dictionary
grue
grue n. f. nom féminin 1 Grand oiseau échassier migrateur. 2 Appareil de levage. : Une grue de chantier. LOCUTION Faire le pied de grue. figuré Attendre longuement debout. Note Orthographique gru e.
Spanish Dictionary
gruesa
gruesa nombre femenino Conjunto de doce docenas de cosas :antes muchas mercancías se compraban por gruesas .
grueso, -sa
grueso, -sa adjetivo 1 [persona, animal, parte del cuerpo ] Que tiene mucha grasa o carne :cabeza gruesa; Alberto es muy grueso de cuello; la señora Ana está muy gruesa .SINÓNIMO gordo .ANTÓNIMO delgado, flaco .2 [cosa ] Que tiene más grosor de lo normal :una gruesa cortina; paño grueso; con las botas de montaña es recomendable llevar calcetines gruesos .3 [palabra, lenguaje ] Que es grosero .4 nombre masculino Grosor :el grueso de la pared; un libro de poco grueso .SINÓNIMO espesor .5 Parte principal o más numerosa de un conjunto :el grueso del ejército; el grueso de la población está a favor del Gobierno .6 Trazo ancho de una letra :escribía con gruesos y perfiles cuidados .7 adjetivo Méx coloquial [situación ] Que es complicado, difícil o peligroso :el examen estuvo grueso y casi nadie aprobó; la situación está gruesa . VÉASE intestino grueso; mar gruesa; palabras gruesas; palo grueso; sal gruesa . El superlativo es grosísimo .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
gruel
gru el /ɡrú (ː )əl /名詞 U 〘料 〙(病人用の )薄がゆ 〘オートミールを牛乳や水で煮て作る 〙.
grueling
gru el ing ⦅英 ⦆-ling /ɡrú (ː )əlɪŋ /形容詞 へとへとに疲れさせる (exhausting ); 激しい, 厳しい, 辛い ▸ have a grueling time さんざんな目に遭う ~ly 副詞
gruesome
grue some /ɡrúːs (ə )m /形容詞 恐ろしい, ぞっとする ; 気味が悪い (grisly ).~ly 副詞 ぞっとするほど .~ness 名詞