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Other / Sound

nounverb verb

growl - (of an animal, especially a dog) make a low guttural sound of hostility in the throat

Brian growled back at his dog, but it just made her angrier.

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Other / Move

noun

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Gyrations - Circular or spiral movements, often in a rapid or repetitive manner.

The helicopter’s gyrations in the sky caused concern, as it seemed to be struggling to maintain control.

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Bad / Disgusting

adjective

grungy - Grimy; dirty

The grungy room required a lot of cleaning before it could be used by anybody.

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Other / Sound

nounverb verb

grunt - (of an animal, especially a pig) make a low, short guttural sound

Pigs who are more inquisitive tend to grunt more, which draws attention to them.

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Bad / Strange

adjective

grotesque - Very strange and distorted compared to what is normal

When Alan visited the Jordan family, he felt that the way that the son bossed around the parents was a grotesque distortion of the way normal parent-child relationships should be.

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Other / Light

nounverb verb

glaze - Overlay or cover (food, fabric, etc.) with a smooth, shiny coating or finish

Cinnamon coating was glazed onto the rolls in order to give it that extra appeal.

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Good / Beautiful

verb

glisten - (of something wet or greasy) shine; glitter

The grass glistened with dew in the early morning.

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Bad / Unhappy

adjective

grouchy - Irritable, bad-tempered, and complaining

Eli was a grouchy man who hated when the neighborhood kids would walk on his lawn.

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Good / Friendly

nounverb noun

gab - Talk; chatter

In the typical workplace, employees engage in gab with each other around the water cooler.

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Other / Body

nounverb verb

gash - Make a gash in; cut deeply

The ginsu knife was so sharp that it could gash Jesse's skin if he wasn't careful.

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Other / Move

verb

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Grind - To reduce something to small particles or powder by crushing or rubbing.

He used a mortar and pestle to grind the ingredients into a fine powder to make the medicine.

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Other / Wet

verb

gush - (of a liquid) flow out in a rapid and plentiful stream, often suddenly

On a hot summer day, water gushed out of the fire hydrant to cool everyone down.