grell
Meaning
- glaring, lurid (of light)
- loud, garish (of colour)
- shrill
Concepts
poignant
sharp-toned
sprited
Synonyms
knallig
scharf schmeckend
sinnreich
von scharfem Geschmack
grelltönend
plötzlich auftretend
spitzwinkelig
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
bländig
Basel-Landschaft
blaarig
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡʁɛl/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German grel (“angry, violent”), a derivative of grellen (“to cry loudly, scream”). More at grill.
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