groke

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A form of groak — To stare or look fixedly at someone; esp. of a child or dog in anticipation of receiving food.

OriginScots groak, growk →
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Meanings

verbgroke (third-person singular simple present grokes, present participle groking, simple past and past participle groked)

present singular third person grokes · participle present groking · participle past groked · past groked · alternative groak · alternative growk

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of groak.

Origin

  1. Scotsgroak, growk
  2. Englishgroke

Unknown. Adapted into English from the Scots groak, growk.

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APA

groke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groke

MLA

“groke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groke. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “groke,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groke.

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