gride

[ grahyd ]

verb (used without object)

, grid·ed, grid·ing.

1. to make a grating sound; scrape harshly; grate; grind.

verb (used with object)

, grid·ed, grid·ing.

1. to pierce or cut.

noun

1. a griding or grating sound.

gride

/ ɡraɪd /

verb

1. literary.
   intr to grate or scrape harshly
2. obsolete.
   to pierce or wound

noun

1. literary.
   a harsh or piercing sound

Word History and Origins

Origin of gride¹

1350–1400; Middle English; metathetic variant of gird ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of gride¹

C14: variant of girde gird ²

Example Sentences

John Bull, outside, may groan and gride, May fume and fret at will; If he deems live heads his navy guide, His sea-behests fulfil, The works and the words of these Phantom Lords No wonder he taketh ill.

From Project Gutenberg

Gride, grīd, v.t. to cut with a grating sound, to pierce harshly: to grate, jar upon:—pr.p. grīd′ing; pa.p. grīd′ed.—n. a harsh grating sound.

From Project Gutenberg

The sea was calm, with only a gentle heave on it; and there were but a few snowy clouds in the sky skirting the southern horizon, so the vessel ploughed along as beautifully as any sailor could wish, with a steady, contented throb of engine and gride of screw, leaving in her wake a long silvery line for the moonbeams to dance in.

From Project Gutenberg

There was something awe-inspiring in the strange, ominous look of sea and sky, and in the silence broken only by the grind and gride of screw and engine.

From Project Gutenberg

Then the Angel heard a shuffling of feet and the gride of wheels behind him, and turning his head saw a man dressed in dirty brown rags and a felt hat grey with dust, who was standing with a slight swaying motion and fixedly regarding the Angelic back.

From Project Gutenberg