gruncle
/ˈɡɹʌŋkəɫ/
gruncle noun: a great-uncle.
Noun
gruncle (plural gruncles)
- A great-uncle.
- I'm staying for summer break at my gruncle's place.
- "Well, grunkle Rik , w'at is it?" shouted Sammy, in silvery tones, from his father's shoulder. "Grunkle" was the outcome of various efforts made to teach Sammy to call the old captain grand-uncle.2010, R. M. Ballantyne, The Battery and the Boiler, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 261
Examples of gruncle in a sentence
- Gruncle, too, was far away, but he was able to read our missives of love before he died.2012 August 7, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul: Stories of Canine Companionship, Comedy and...
- 'Log by log, with only my own two bare hands, without the help of another living soul,'” she said in her best Gruncle imitation.2023 May 23, Erik Jon Slangerup, Molly and the Machine, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 152:
Forms of gruncle
| plural | gruncles |
|---|---|
| alternative form | grunkle |
Origin of gruncle
Blend of great- + uncle.
Questions about gruncle
- What does gruncle mean?
- Gruncle means a great-uncle.
- How do you use gruncle in a sentence?
- Gruncle, too, was far away, but he was able to read our missives of love before he died.
- What part of speech is gruncle?
- Gruncle is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gruncle?
- Gruncle is pronounced /ˈɡɹʌŋkəɫ/.
- What is the plural of gruncle?
- The plural of gruncle is gruncles.
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