grig

ɡrɪɡ

Definition

Definition of grig - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

insect

Dated

cricket or grasshopper

Dated

The garden was filled with the sound of grigs.

cricket

grasshopper

katydid

personality

Dated

lively person

Dated

Everyone enjoyed the party because of that grig in the room..

elf

sprite

plant

Rare

heath or heather

Rare

The hillside was covered in grig.

heather

ling

marine

Rare

small eel

Rare

The fisherman caught a grig in his net..

elver

animals

Rare

short-legged hen

Rare

The farmer raised grigs in his backyard.

bantam

chicken

fowl

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merry as a grig

adj.

very merry or cheerful with lively happiness

She was merry as a grig at the festive party.

Origin of grig

Unknown

Examples of grig in a sentence

Children caught a grig in the field.
The grig at the event kept everyone entertained.
She was known as the grig of the group, always full of energy.
Grig thrives in acidic soil conditions.
She picked some grig for the floral arrangement.
He found a grig while exploring the riverbank.

The chef prepared a dish using a freshly caught grig.
Grigs are known for their distinctive clucking sounds.
The small grig wandered around the barnyard.

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French:grillon, boute-en-train, ...
German:Grille, lebhafte Person, ...
Italian:grillo, persona allegra, ...
Spanish:grillo, persona animada, ...
Portuguese:grilo, pessoa animada, ...
Chinese:蟋蟀, 活泼的人, ...
Japanese:コオロギ, 陽気な人, ...
Arabic:صُرْصَار, شَخْص نَشِيط, ...
Hebrew:צְרְצַר, שַׂמְחָן, ...
Russian:сверчок, весельчак, ...
Ukrainian:цвіркун, жвава людина, ...
Hindi:झींगुर, चंचल व्यक्ति, ...
Bengali:ঝিঁঝিঁ পোকা, উচ্ছল ব্যক্তি, ...
Catalan:grill, persona animada, ...
Czech:cvrček, čipera, ...
Danish:græshoppe, livlig person, ...
Dutch:krekel, levendig persoon, ...
Greek:τριζόνι, ζωηρό άτομο, ...
Hungarian:tücsök, élénk ember, ...
Khmer:ចង្រិត, មនុស្សរស់រវើក, ...
Korean:귀뚜라미, 활기찬 사람, ...
Persian:جیرجیرک, آدم پرجنب و جوش, ...
Polish:świerszcz, żywiołowa osoba, ...
Portuguese (BR):grilo, pessoa animada, ...
Romanian:greiere, persoană plină de viață, ...
Swedish:syrsa, livlig person, ...
Thai:จิ้งหรีด, คนร่าเริง, ...
Turkish:cırcır böceği, canlı kişi, ...
Vietnamese:dế, người hoạt bát, ...

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