grum
/ɡɹʌm/
grum adjective: morose, stern, surly, sullen.
Adjective
grum (comparative grummer, superlative grummest)
- Morose, stern, surly, sullen.
- Look not so grum at me; there is something to make thee more cheerful. (Offering him money with one hand, while he receives the bag with the other.)1836, Joanna Baillie, The Stripling, act 2
- She cast a speculative look upon her husband, silent and grum as if he had been thus gruffly carved out of wood.1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger Poeple's" Country, Nebraska, published 2005, page 58
- Low, deep in the throat; guttural
- a grum voice
grum meaning in Urdu
grum in Urdu
- درشت, مکدر
Synonyms of grum
Forms of grum
| comparative | grummer |
|---|---|
| superlative | grummest |
Origin of grum
From Middle English grom, from Old English grom, gram (“angry, wrathful”), from Proto-Germanic *gramaz (“angry, bearing a grudge”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- (“to thunder, rub, tear, scratch”). Probably influenced in form by glum. Compare also Danish grum (“cruel, atrocious, fell”), Swedish grym (“cruel, furious, terrible”). See also grim, gram, grump.
Words formed from grum
Words that rhyme with grum
Questions about grum
- What does grum mean?
- Grum means morose, stern, surly, sullen.
- What is grum in Urdu?
- Grum in Urdu is درشت, مکدر. See Grum meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is grum?
- Grum is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce grum?
- Grum is pronounced /ɡɹʌm/.
Words near grum in the dictionary
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