grinch
pronunciation
How to pronounce grinch in British English:
UK [ɡ'rɪntʃ]
How to pronounce grinch in American English:
US [ɡ'rɪntʃ]
Word Origin
- Grinch (n.)
- "spoilsport;" all usages trace to Dr. Seuss's 1957 book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." Kipling used grinching (1892) in reference to a harsh, grating noise; and Grinch had been used as the surname of severe characters in fiction since at least 1903.
Example
- 1. Prepare for holiday visitors the grinch charlie brown george .
- 2. Television prepare for holiday visitors the grinch .
- 3. The grinch was released last year on video .
- 4. Here is a song from how the grinch stole christmas .
- 5. How the grinch stole christmas was later produced for television .