grum

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English grom, from Old English grom, gram (“angry, wrathful”), from Proto-Germanic *gramaz (“angry, bearing a grudge”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- (“to thunder, rub, tear, scratch”). Probably influenced in form by glum. Compare also Danish grum (“cruel, atrocious, fell”), Swedish grym (“cruel, furious, terrible”). See also grim, gram, grump. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɹʌm/ Rhymes: -ʌm === Adjective === grum (comparative grummer, superlative grummest) Morose, stern, surly, sullen. Low, deep in the throat; guttural a grum voice ==== Synonyms ==== glum grim sour ==== Derived terms ==== grumly grumness === Anagrams === murg == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈɡɾum] Rhymes: -um === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English groom. ==== Noun ==== grum m (plural grums) bellhop Synonyms: mosso d'equipatge, mosso de pista === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Latin grūmus (“small heap”). ==== Noun ==== grum m (plural grums) beeswax bleached white from exposure to sunlight Synonym: cera de grum lump Synonym: grumoll ===== Derived terms ===== agrumar grumejar grumoll === Further reading === “grum”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Romanian == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin grumus, from Proto-Indo-European *gar-, *ger- (“to tie, bind together”). === Noun === grum n (plural grumuri) (obsolete) pile, bundle, heap Synonyms: grămadă, teanc, stivă ==== Related terms ==== grumaz grumura sugruma