growk

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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 →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

verbgrowk (third-person singular simple present growks, present participle growking, simple past and past participle growked)

present singular third person growks · participle present growking · participle past growked · past growked · alternative groak · alternative groke

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of groak.

Origin

  1. Scotsgroak, growk
  2. Englishgrowk

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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