: soot, smut, or dirt adhering to or embedded in a surface
broadly
: accumulated dirtiness and disorder
grime
transitive verb
Examples of grime in a Sentence
The windows were coated with grime.
this new product really cuts through grime
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Lemon juice can also work well for deodorizing and cutting through grime.
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025
Be sure to spray thoroughly underneath the car and inside the wheel wells to loosen road grime and clear the areas of residual rock salt.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
More recently, Simz was nominated in the hip-hop/rap/grime category at The BRITs 2025, which will take place at London’s O2 Arena Saturday (March 1).
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2025
Cross spoke to The Hollywood Reporter via Zoom from his home in New Zealand about exchanging East London grime for Italian sunshine, his love of light, entertaining television, and the challenge of writing his first female lead character.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025
Be sure to spray thoroughly underneath the car and inside the wheel wells to loosen road grime and clear the areas of residual rock salt.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
More recently, Simz was nominated in the hip-hop/rap/grime category at The BRITs 2025, which will take place at London’s O2 Arena Saturday (March 1).
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2025
Cross spoke to The Hollywood Reporter via Zoom from his home in New Zealand about exchanging East London grime for Italian sunshine, his love of light, entertaining television, and the challenge of writing his first female lead character.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Grime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grime. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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grime
noun
: dirt rubbed into or covering a surface
also
: accumulated dirtiness and disorder
grime
verb
griminess
noun
ˈgrī-mē-nəs
grimy
adjective
ˈgrī-mē
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