grindylow

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noun

A folkloric creature, said to inhabit water and to grab children with its long sinewy arms and drown them.

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Meanings

noungrindylow (plural grindylows)

plural grindylows · alternative grundylow

  1. UKartsA folkloric creature, said to inhabit water and to grab children with its long sinewy arms and drown them.

Origin

Possibly connected to Grendel, the monster from the epic Beowulf.

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APA

grindylow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grindylow

MLA

“grindylow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grindylow. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grindylow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grindylow.

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