gries

Pronunciation: /ɡʁiːs/

(regional) grey, greyish (of hair or weather)

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Meanings

Adjective

Bei all den griesen Wolken kann man ja depressiv werden…

All these grey clouds are enough to make you depressed…

gries / grau — grey; gries is regional and becoming dated
gries / Grieß — the adjective grey / semolina; different spelling and word class

Extra sentence

Im alten Brief beschreibt sie den Morgen als gries und nass.

In the old letter, she describes the morning as grey and wet.