dree

[ dree ]

adjective

1. tedious; dreary.

verb (used with object)

, dreed, dree·ing.

1. to suffer; endure.

dree

/ driː /

verb

1. tr to endure
2. dree one's weird
   to endure one's fate

adjective

1. another word for dreich

Word History and Origins

Origin of dree¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English drēogan to endure; cognate with Gothic driugan to serve (in arms)

Word History and Origins

Origin of dree¹

Old English drēogan; related to Old Norse drӯgja to perpetrate

Example Sentences

Case in point: Model-actress Dree Hemingway styled and stars in Lesjour!’s look book, which was shot by photographer Alex Cramer in Tonkin’s living room alongside Tonkin and model Loreal Ellis.

From Los Angeles Times

Case in point: model/actress Dree Hemingway styled and stars in Lesjour!’s look book, which was shot by photographer Alex Cramer in Tonkin’s living room alongside Tonkin and model Loreal Ellis.

From Los Angeles Times

When Dree Ziegler arrived in Koh Tao for a scuba diving course, she anticipated a short stay on the Gulf of Thailand resort island.

From Washington Post

On Koh Tao, Dree Ziegler is ready to travel, as well.

From Washington Post

Jamieson, a former fashion publicist who, until recently, was assisting the floral designer Flora Starkey, has made a name for herself adorning simple white cotton T-shirts with colorful flora and delicately wrought letters: Forget-me-nots for the British actress Claire Foy, a daffodil and a branch of hawthorn for the “Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown, reeds of barley for Kate Winslet, a mixed bouquet for the American model Dree Hemingway and flower after tiny flower for the fashion editors that flood her Instagram inbox with requests.

From New York Times