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Word entry · 5 letters

gruel

Best crossword clue

"Thin porridge"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡɹuːəl/Part of speech nounSorted eglruStarts with GEnds with L1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)

Word origin

From the noun above.

Used in a sentence

  • […]her own cook at South End, a young woman hired for the time, who never had been able to understand what she meant by a basin of nice smooth gruel, thin, but not too thin.
  • “It’s not that bad,” said Tiger defensively. “The foundlings rarely have to share blankets these days, and the gruel no longer has a consistency thinner than water.
  • thin gruel

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