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    gruel

    US /ˈɡruəl/

    ・

    UK /ˈgru:əl/

    C2TOEIC
    n. (u.)Uncountable NounThin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)
    In the orphanage they were served mainly gruel

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    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • the little saucepan of gruel.

      the little saucepan of gruel.

    • and sat down before the fire to take his gruel.

      and sat down before the fire to take his gruel.

    B2

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.

    14:37A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.
    • the little saucepan of gruel (Scrooge had a cold in his head) upon the hob.

      the little saucepan of gruel (Scrooge had a cold in his head) upon the hob.

    • and sat down before the fire to take his gruel.

      and sat down before the fire to take his gruel.

    B2

    People Try Ikea Food

    03:23People Try Ikea Food
    • Gruel, that's the word I was looking for.

      Gruel, that's the word I was looking for.

    • It's gruel.

      It's gruel.

    B2

    Meanwhile... Tolkien's Desk Up For Auction | Water Aerobics Wedding | Human Washing Machine

    05:56Meanwhile... Tolkien's Desk Up For Auction | Water Aerobics Wedding | Human Washing Machine
    • The unwashed bucket of information gruel.

      The unwashed bucket of information gruel.

    • The unwashed bucket of information gruel.

      The unwashed bucket of information gruel.

    B2

    Prison Mike - The Office US

    04:24Prison Mike  - The Office US
    • Gruel, sandwiches, gruel omelets, nothing but gruel, plus you can eat your own hair.

      Gruel, sandwiches, gruel omelets, nothing but gruel, plus you can eat your own hair.

    • Gruel sandwiches, gruel omelets, nothing but gruel.

      Gruel sandwiches, gruel omelets, nothing but gruel.

    B1

    Why Japan Can't Keep Up With America's Matcha Obsession | So Expensive | Business Insider

    20:25Why Japan Can't Keep Up With America's Matcha Obsession | So Expensive | Business Insider
    • They're using phrases like green gruel, bitter, unpalatable.

      They're using phrases like green gruel, bitter, unpalatable.

    • They're using phrases like green gruel, bitter, unpalatable.

      They're using phrases like green gruel, bitter, unpalatable.

    B1

    Part 2 - Emma Audiobook by Jane Austen (Vol 1: Chs 10-18)

    16:41Part 2 - Emma Audiobook by Jane Austen (Vol 1: Chs 10-18)
    • and I recommend a little gruel to you before you go.

      and I recommend a little gruel to you before you go.

    • You and I will have a nice basin of gruel together.

      You and I will have a nice basin of gruel together.

    B1

    Valentine's Day - How to be Happy Alone

    04:05Valentine's Day - How to be Happy Alone
    • Step 2, okay, as Donna says on Parks and Rec, "Treat yourself, gruel." All that money that you're not spending on an overpriced dinner, splurge on yourself, okay?

      Step 2, okay, as Donna says on Parks and Rec, "Treat yourself, gruel." All that money that you're not spending on an overpriced dinner, splurge on yourself, okay?

    B1

    A Christmas Carol Audiobook by Charles Dickens

    58:39A Christmas Carol Audiobook by Charles Dickens
    • basin ready; and the little saucepan of gruel (Scrooge had a cold in his head) upon

      basin ready; and the little saucepan of gruel (Scrooge had a cold in his head) upon

    • slippers, and his nightcap; and sat down before the fire to take his gruel.

      slippers, and his nightcap; and sat down before the fire to take his gruel.

    B2