Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

groak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
groak
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stare or look fixedly at someone; esp. of a child or dog in anticipation of receiving food.

verb

To look at someone with a watchful or suspicious eye.

noun

Someone who waits at meal-times with the expectation of getting something to eat.

noun

A wistful look by a child on any article greatly desired.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Unknown. Adapted into English from the Scots groak, growk with an unchanged meaning; groak in Scotland and growk in Ulster. The earliest recorded English usage of this term is as grouk in 1808 (see sense 2).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

groaks (present, singular) groaking (participle, present) groaked (participle, past) groaked (past) growk (alternative) groke (alternative) groaks (plural)

Questions

What does groak mean?
To stare or look fixedly at someone; esp. of a child or dog in anticipation of receiving food.
Where does groak come from?
Unknown. Adapted into English from the Scots groak, growk with an unchanged meaning; groak in Scotland and growk in Ulster. The earliest recorded English usage of this term is as grouk in 1808 (see sense 2).

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