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GORM
Etymology 1
Verb
gorm (third-person singular simple present gorms, present participle gorming, simple past and past participle gormed)
(UK and US, dialects) To gawk; to stare or gape.
Etymology 2
Verb
gorm (third-person singular simple present gorms, present participle gorming, simple past and past participle gormed)
Alternative form of gaum (to smear).
Etymology 3
From gormandize/gormandise.
Verb
gorm (third-person singular simple present gorms, present participle gorming, simple past and past participle gormed)
(colloquial, rare) To devour; to wolf down (food).
Etymology 4
Verb
gorm (third-person singular simple present gorms, present participle gorming, simple past and past participle gormed)
(dialectal, chiefly, Southern US, Appalachia, New England, often with âupâ) To make a mess of.
Anagrams
• grom
Source: Wiktionary
Gorm, n.
Definition: Axle grease. See Gome. [Prov. Eng.]
Gorm, v. t.
Definition: To daub, as the hands or clothing, with gorm; to daub with anything sticky. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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