Meaning of water gruel | Babel Free
Definitions
A thin food made of water cooked with a small portion of oatmeal or similar substance, sometimes seasoned with other ingredients.
Examples
“[A]t the very time when he was so very humane to poor Richardson, he absolutely suffered his own⟳ uncle and aunt to sell⟳ their beds to support⟳ them in water-gruel […].”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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