Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for GRUM
GRUM, a. [Dan. grum, cruel, fierce, peevish; Sw. grym, id.; Dan. gremmer, to mourn; W. grwm, growling, surly; grymian, to grumble.]
- Morose; severe of countenance; sour; surly. Arbuthnot.
- Low; deep in the throat; guttural; rumbling; as, a grum voice.
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