Definition of "gruels" [gruels]

• Plural form of gruel. (noun)

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• "Such families lived on one-pot meals -- gruels, soups, stews -- bread, macaroni, and oatmeal."
• "In developing countries, weaning foods are commonly gruels made from staple cereals such as rice, maize, and wheat."
• "The African Council of Food and Nutritional Sciences estimates that these gruels supply only half of the energy content of breast milk and little of the protein."