Meaning of gripple | Babel Free
/ˈɡɹɪpəl/Definitions
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Griping; tenacious; gripping. Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal
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Grasping; greedy; snatchy; mean; niggardly; avaricious, covetous. Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal
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Sprained. Scotland, UK, dialectal
Examples
“Still as he rode, he gnasht his teeth to see Those heapes of gold with griple Covetyse”
“It is easy to observe, that none are so gripple and hard fisted, as the childless […]”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.