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132 words match “GRY”

GRIFFIN; GRIFFON n.
ainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor; - - called also gripe, and grype. It is supposed to be the "eagle" of the Bible. The bearded griffin is the lammergeir. [Written also gryphon.]
GROWL v.
To utter a deep guttural sound, sa an angry dog; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound. Gay.
HEEL n.
whole body. (Colloq.) -- To be at the heels of, to pursue closely; to follow hard: as, hungry want is at my heels. Otway. -- To be down at the heel, to be slovenly or in a poor plight. -- To be out at the heels, to have on stockings that are worn out; hence, to be shabby, or in a poor plight. Shak. -- To cool the he…
HEELER n.
t and subservient hanger-on of a political patron. [Political Cant, U. S.] The army of hungry heelers who do their bidding. The Century.
HUNGER v.
To make hungry; to famish.
HUNGERED a.
Hungry; pinched for food. [Obs.] Milton.
HUNGRED a.
Hungered; hungry. [Archaic]
HUNGRILY adv.
In a hungry manner; voraciously. Dryden.
HURT v.
to cause mental pain to; to offend in honor or self-respect; to annoy; to grieve. "I am angry and hurt." Thackeray.
INFLAME v.
To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed. Wiseman.
INFURIATE a.
Enraged; rading; furiously angry; infuriated. Milton. Inflamed beyond the most infuriate wrath. Thomson.
IRATE a.
Angry; incensed; enraged. [Recent] The irate colonel . . . stood speechless. Thackeray. Mr. Jaggers suddenly became most irate. Dickens.
IREFUL a.
Full of ire; angry; wroth. "The ireful bastard Orleans." Shak. -- Ire"ful*ly, adv.
JAUNT n.
Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind After his aëry jaunt, though hurried sore. Hungry and cold, betook him to his rest. Milton.
JET v.
To spout; to emit in a stream or jet. A dozen angry models jetted steam. Tennyson.
KNIT v.
To draw together; to contract into wrinkles. knits his brow and shows an angry eye. Shak.
LARD v.
of improvement; to interlard. Shak. Let no alien Sedley interpose To lard with wit thy hungry Epsom prose. Dryden.
LEAP v.
; as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a horse. Bacon. Leap in with me into this angry flood. Shak.
MAD a.
Angry; out of patience; vexed; as, to get mad at a person. [Colloq.]
MADDEN v.
make mad; to drive to madness; to craze; to excite violently with passion; to make very angry; to enrage.
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