water gruel (Meaning)
Webster
water gruel ()
A liquid food composed of water and a small portion of meal, or other farinaceous substance, boiled and seasoned.
Synonyms & Antonyms of water gruel
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
water gruel Sentence Examples
- The destitute family subsisted on a meager diet of water gruel and stale bread.
- The prisoners were served a watery gruel that barely sustained them.
- The frail elderly woman could only stomach a few spoonfuls of the tasteless water gruel.
- The refugees were forced to drink contaminated water gruel, risking illness and dehydration.
- Despite their meager resources, the villagers shared their water gruel with the starving strangers.
- The children's faces were gaunt and pale, their bodies weakened from the watery gruel they consumed.
- The soldiers endured days of hunger, surviving only on a thin concoction of water gruel.
- The baby's stomach rebelled against the watery gruel, causing her to vomit and cry uncontrollably.
- The prison guards threatened to withhold water gruel as punishment for any inmates who stepped out of line.
- The disaster survivors were desperate for clean water and nutrient-rich food, not the thin and tasteless water gruel that was being distributed.
FAQs About the word water gruel
A liquid food composed of water and a small portion of meal, or other farinaceous substance, boiled and seasoned.
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The destitute family subsisted on a meager diet of water gruel and stale bread.
The prisoners were served a watery gruel that barely sustained them.
The frail elderly woman could only stomach a few spoonfuls of the tasteless water gruel.
The refugees were forced to drink contaminated water gruel, risking illness and dehydration.
