Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grob

/ɡɹɔb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
grob
IPA
/ɡɹɔb/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Dialectal form of grub.

noun

Clipping of grid object.

noun

Clipping of graphical object.

name

A surname.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English grobben, variant of grubben. More at grub.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡɹɔb/
  • British English: /ɡɹɒb/

Inflected Forms

grobs (present, singular) grobbing (participle, present) grobbed (participle, past) grobbed (past) grobs (plural)

Derived Forms

grobble

Rhymes With

job bob rob mob punjab cobb knob prob robb sob saab blob

Questions

How do you pronounce grob?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹɔb/.
What does grob mean?
Dialectal form of grub.
Where does grob come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce grob

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