Read full poem →Her voice?
gruesome:a trull
leaps from the lungs “gimme uh swell fite
Dictionary Entry
Repellently frightful and shocking; horrific or ghastly.
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Origin
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Common Phrases
. gruesomedetails gruesomesight gruesomedeath gruesomedetail gruesomestory gruesomegruesome particularly
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Poetry examples for “gruesome”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →I was quite proud of the calm way I stared at all these gruesome
things. The only time I jumped was when I leaned my elbow on
Read full poem →though he expected one of us to steal the faucets from the wash-bowl.
He threw a gruesome rag at the tramp, and allowed him to scrub himself.
The creature bathing seemed well-disposed toward the idea, and had put