Gruel
noun
A thin crunchy liquid food made by boiling grains or legumes in milk or water.
He ate a bowl of gruel for breakfast.
Often appears as...
- bowl of gruel
- oatmeal gruel
noun
Something that lacks substance or significance.
His argument was pure gruel with no factual basis.
Often appears as...
- pure gruel
- thin gruel
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A thin crunchy liquid food made by boiling grains or legumes in milk or water.
He ate a bowl of gruel for breakfast.
Often appears as...
- bowl of gruel
- oatmeal gruel
noun
Something that lacks substance or significance.
His argument was pure gruel with no factual basis.
Often appears as...
- pure gruel
- thin gruel
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Meal
Gruel has been a staple in diets for centuries, especially in poor societies.
History books mention peasants surviving on gruel during hard times.
Pro Tip 2/3Literary Reference
In literature, gruel often symbolizes poverty or the basic necessities of life.
Oliver Twist famously asked for more gruel in the orphanage.
Pro Tip 3/3Nutritional Image
Modern views of gruel may associate it with health and simplicity.
Many wellness blogs discuss the benefits of starting the day with gruel.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Meal
Gruel has been a staple in diets for centuries, especially in poor societies.
History books mention peasants surviving on gruel during hard times.
Pro Tip 2/3Literary Reference
In literature, gruel often symbolizes poverty or the basic necessities of life.
Oliver Twist famously asked for more gruel in the orphanage.
Pro Tip 3/3Nutritional Image
Modern views of gruel may associate it with health and simplicity.
Many wellness blogs discuss the benefits of starting the day with gruel.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Meal
Gruel has been a staple in diets for centuries, especially in poor societies.
History books mention peasants surviving on gruel during hard times.
Pro Tip 2/3Literary Reference
In literature, gruel often symbolizes poverty or the basic necessities of life.
Oliver Twist famously asked for more gruel in the orphanage.
Pro Tip 3/3Nutritional Image
Modern views of gruel may associate it with health and simplicity.
Many wellness blogs discuss the benefits of starting the day with gruel.
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Benjamin Wallace: The...
and are they living a better life than me? So, I decided to embark on a quest. With the generous backing of a magazine I write for sometimes, I decided to sample the very best, or most expensive, or most coveted item in about a dozen categories, which was a very grueling quest, as you can imagine.
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What I learned when I...
in this grueling race. And just so you don't get the wrong idea, my family members weren't just spectators. They were incredibly athletic, and I always participated from the sidelines, cheering on my three siblings or handing out water at local races.
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The profound power of an...
And, of course, the fourth step is taking responsibility for what you have done and making amends. So, why would anyone want to go through such a grueling and humbling process? Why would you want to rip yourself open?
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Girl's Rite of Passage PIPE...
strength endurance and character that will make her a woman the Mescalero Apache hold the ritual every fourth of July it's a grueling ordeal intended to prepare girls for the trials of
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Why should you read...
Like his narrator, Melville was a restless and curious spirit, who gained an unorthodox education working as a sailor on a series of grueling voyages around the world in his youth.
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After billions of years...
And it goes "Life was insignificant and death without consequence." And indeed, the overwhelming majority of humans who have ever lived had lives of suffering and grueling labor,
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Let’s Help Refugees...
And they would cross the border into Lebanon, where they would find peace. But they would begin a life of grueling hardship and monotony. They had no choice but to build a shack
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Can you solve the giant...
Once every century, the world’s greatest spiders gather to compete in a series of grueling games. The winner will become the next arachnomonarch,
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Penguins Huddle To Keep...
this dot on the north west coast is one of them an emperor penguin colony the world's most grueling winter is on
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Why should you read...
The starving orphan seeking a second helping of gruel. The spinster wasting away in her tattered wedding dress.
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Benjamin Wallace: The...
and are they living a better life than me? So, I decided to embark on a quest. With the generous backing of a magazine I write for sometimes, I decided to sample the very best, or most expensive, or most coveted item in about a dozen categories, which was a very grueling quest, as you can imagine.
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What I learned when I...
in this grueling race. And just so you don't get the wrong idea, my family members weren't just spectators. They were incredibly athletic, and I always participated from the sidelines, cheering on my three siblings or handing out water at local races.
Video examples
The profound power of an...
And, of course, the fourth step is taking responsibility for what you have done and making amends. So, why would anyone want to go through such a grueling and humbling process? Why would you want to rip yourself open?
Video examples
Girl's Rite of Passage PIPE...
strength endurance and character that will make her a woman the Mescalero Apache hold the ritual every fourth of July it's a grueling ordeal intended to prepare girls for the trials of
Video examples
Why should you read...
Like his narrator, Melville was a restless and curious spirit, who gained an unorthodox education working as a sailor on a series of grueling voyages around the world in his youth.
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After billions of years...
And it goes "Life was insignificant and death without consequence." And indeed, the overwhelming majority of humans who have ever lived had lives of suffering and grueling labor,
Video examples
Let’s Help Refugees...
And they would cross the border into Lebanon, where they would find peace. But they would begin a life of grueling hardship and monotony. They had no choice but to build a shack
Video examples
Can you solve the giant...
Once every century, the world’s greatest spiders gather to compete in a series of grueling games. The winner will become the next arachnomonarch,
Video examples
Penguins Huddle To Keep...
this dot on the north west coast is one of them an emperor penguin colony the world's most grueling winter is on
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Why should you read...
The starving orphan seeking a second helping of gruel. The spinster wasting away in her tattered wedding dress.
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Jenna Dewan
American Actress
Music videos are notoriously long, not fun, grueling. You are known there as a dancer and it's kind of sad because dancers, in a lot of ways, are under-appreciated and kind of under-respected when it come to that so they don't necessarily treat you in a nice way when you do a music video.
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Jai Courtney
Australian Actor
Sometimes filming can be grueling when you're shooting the same scene for a week, or you're sitting around for 7 hours a day. They sound like very first-world champagne problems. I don't mean to sound like life is so hard, but filming sometimes is tougher than other times.
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Harry Shum, Jr.
Costa Rican Actor
The tour life definitely puts strains on your body, not just because of the dancing but because of the fact that you are traveling into the wee hours of the day, getting up early, going to sound check - just the grueling process of it all.
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Laura Moser
American Author
The friends I knew who tutored were well paid for work that seemed far less grueling than waitressing or late-night newspaper copy editing or all the other side gigs I attempted in my early twenties.
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Janine di Giovanni
American Journalist
I spent a good part of the nineties roaming the Earth writing about conflict. It was very grueling. I was beginning to find this way of life was, wow, addictive and deeply meaningful.
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Daniel Tosh
American Comedian
I really don't work a whole lot as far as touring, but I do stand-up every night of my life, no matter where I am. It's really made the touring a lot less grueling.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
I once went on the most grueling radio tour. Living in hotel rooms, sleeping in the backs of rental cars as my mom drove to three different cities in one day.
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Grace Potter
American Musician
When you give your life over to your touring schedule, it's so grueling, you have to have moments where you have your own comfort places.
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Bebe Neuwirth
American Actress
Certainly the life of a dancer is very difficult. The training is very hard and relentlessly grueling.
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Robert Urich
American Actor
Series work is just grueling.
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Jenna Dewan
American Actress
Music videos are notoriously long, not fun, grueling. You are known there as a dancer and it's kind of sad because dancers, in a lot of ways, are under-appreciated and kind of under-respected when it come to that so they don't necessarily treat you in a nice way when you do a music video.
Quote examples
Jai Courtney
Australian Actor
Sometimes filming can be grueling when you're shooting the same scene for a week, or you're sitting around for 7 hours a day. They sound like very first-world champagne problems. I don't mean to sound like life is so hard, but filming sometimes is tougher than other times.
Quote examples
Harry Shum, Jr.
Costa Rican Actor
The tour life definitely puts strains on your body, not just because of the dancing but because of the fact that you are traveling into the wee hours of the day, getting up early, going to sound check - just the grueling process of it all.
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Laura Moser
American Author
The friends I knew who tutored were well paid for work that seemed far less grueling than waitressing or late-night newspaper copy editing or all the other side gigs I attempted in my early twenties.
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Janine di Giovanni
American Journalist
I spent a good part of the nineties roaming the Earth writing about conflict. It was very grueling. I was beginning to find this way of life was, wow, addictive and deeply meaningful.
Quote examples
Daniel Tosh
American Comedian
I really don't work a whole lot as far as touring, but I do stand-up every night of my life, no matter where I am. It's really made the touring a lot less grueling.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
I once went on the most grueling radio tour. Living in hotel rooms, sleeping in the backs of rental cars as my mom drove to three different cities in one day.
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Grace Potter
American Musician
When you give your life over to your touring schedule, it's so grueling, you have to have moments where you have your own comfort places.
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Bebe Neuwirth
American Actress
Certainly the life of a dancer is very difficult. The training is very hard and relentlessly grueling.
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Robert Urich
American Actor
Series work is just grueling.
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