How to Pronounce "grigs"
word
ɡɹɪɡz
GRIGZ
ɡɹˈɪɡ
GRIG
Definition
An old word for crickets or small grasshoppers. It is now rare and mostly found in historical or literary contexts.
IPA Transcription
American English
ɡɹɪɡz
British English
ɡɹˈɪɡ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
GRIGZ
UK
GRIG
Listen in Context
The old poem spoke of singing grigs in the grass.
Farmers used to hear grigs at night in the fields.
Children chased after the hopping grigs behind the house.
You rarely see the word grigs outside of old books these days.