Definition for GRUM

GRUM, a. [Dan. grum, cruel, fierce, peevish; Sw. grym, id.; Dan. gremmer, to mourn; W. grwm, growling, surly; grymian, to grumble.]

  1. Morose; severe of countenance; sour; surly. Arbuthnot.
  2. Low; deep in the throat; guttural; rumbling; as, a grum voice.

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