ogress
noun
\ ˈō-g(ə-)rəs
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Definition of ogress
: a female ogre
Examples of ogress in a Sentence
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Or where love turns a princess into an ogress, or parents kick out their 7-year-old children with bad advice and curses. — Denise Coffey, courant.com, "“Shrek: The Musical” Opens At Bradley Playhouse," 1 Aug. 2019 And in Iceland, the Yule Lads who visit children in the run-up to Christmas are said to be the sons of the ogress Gryla, a character in Snorri Sturluson’s 13th-century Prose Edda. — Regina Hansen, WSJ, "The Ancient Magic of Elves," 21 Dec. 2018 Their mother, Gryla, is a horned ogress who poses a double threat, putting naughty kids in a sack to eat later. — Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, "Trolls, ogres, and giant cats: How Iceland celebrates Christmas," 19 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ogress.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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