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Definition of grig in English: grignoun ɡrɪɡɡrɪɡ dialect 2A grasshopper or cricket. 蚱蜢；蟋蟀 Example sentencesExamples - Humped-winged grigs are found in coniferous forests; C. strepitans also occurs in high altitude sagebrush.
- You can listen to songs of grigs and find out more about them at the Web site above.
Phrases(as) merry (or lively) as a grig dialect Full of fun; very lively. 非常快乐；十分活跃 Example sentencesExamples - I think it was a cricket, but when I heard it, I was merry as a grig!
- They were more than fairly high, merry as grigs, and prepared to go on all night.
- Everyone said Annabelle had been merry as a grig before the man she loved married elsewhere.
Synonyms cheerful, happy, cheery, good-humoured, jovial, merry, sunny, bright, joyful, light-hearted, in high spirits, in good spirits, sparkling, bubbly, exuberant, effervescent, ebullient, breezy, airy, lively, vivacious, full of life, sprightly, jaunty
OriginMiddle English (in the sense 'dwarf'): of unknown origin. Rhymesbig, brig, dig, fig, gig, jig, lig, pig, prig, rig, snig, sprig, swig, tig, trig, twig, Whig, wig Definition of grig in US English: grignounɡriɡɡrɪɡ dialect 2A grasshopper or cricket. 蚱蜢；蟋蟀 Example sentencesExamples - Humped-winged grigs are found in coniferous forests; C. strepitans also occurs in high altitude sagebrush.
- You can listen to songs of grigs and find out more about them at the Web site above.
Phrases(as) merry (or lively) as a grig dialect Full of fun; extravagantly lively. 非常快乐；十分活跃 Example sentencesExamples - I think it was a cricket, but when I heard it, I was merry as a grig!
- Everyone said Annabelle had been merry as a grig before the man she loved married elsewhere.
- They were more than fairly high, merry as grigs, and prepared to go on all night.
Synonyms cheerful, happy, cheery, good-humoured, jovial, merry, sunny, bright, joyful, light-hearted, in high spirits, in good spirits, sparkling, bubbly, exuberant, effervescent, ebullient, breezy, airy, lively, vivacious, full of life, sprightly, jaunty
OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘dwarf’): of unknown origin. |