"gry" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɡɹaɪ̯/
Etymology: Abbreviation Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} gry (not comparable)
  1. Abbreviation of grey or gray (the color) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: grey (extra: the color), gray (extra: the color)
    Sense id: en-gry-en-adj-Cc-mhKNn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gry
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ɡɹaɪ̯/ Forms: gries [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English gryen (“to shudder, shake, or convulse”). Compare grue. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gryen|t=to shudder, shake, or convulse}} Middle English gryen (“to shudder, shake, or convulse”), {{m|en|grue}} grue Head templates: {{en-noun}} gry (plural gries)
  1. A fit of ague.
    Sense id: en-gry-en-noun-5Jj9bJFc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɡɹaɪ̯/ Forms: gries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gry (plural gries)
  1. (archaic) A small amount. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-gry-en-noun-vrtbMj06
  2. (archaic) One hundredth of an inch in the decimal system of measurement devised by John Locke Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-gry-en-noun-~3vni5ZQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 5 4 69 5 8 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 5 5 62 7 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ɡɹaɪ̯/ Forms: grys [plural]
Etymology: Abbreviation Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} gry (plural grys)
  1. Abbreviation of gray or grey (the color) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: gray (extra: the color), grey (extra: the color)
    Sense id: en-gry-en-noun-xgaW4ZXO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gry
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /ɡɹaɪ̯/ Forms: gries [present, singular, third-person], grying [participle, present], gried [participle, past], gried [past]
Etymology: From Middle English gryen (“to shudder, shake, or convulse”). Compare grue. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gryen|t=to shudder, shake, or convulse}} Middle English gryen (“to shudder, shake, or convulse”), {{m|en|grue}} grue Head templates: {{en-verb}} gry (third-person singular simple present gries, present participle grying, simple past and past participle gried)
  1. (dialectal) To have a slight bout or fit of ague (chills or shaking due to cold or fever). Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-gry-en-verb-PQ-OUqvY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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