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How to pronounce grime in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, soil
Type of change, alter, modify
Has types crock, foul, mire, spot, blemish, contaminate, smear, splash, muck, muck up, mud, muddy, muddy up, pollute, slime
Type Words
Synonyms dirt, filth, grease, grunge, soil, stain
Type of uncleanness, dirtiness
Derivation grimy

Examples of grime

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Yet the dirt and grime never bothered me as much as it did during my last visit.
From the bloomberg.com
A debut mixtape album, Hood Economics, gave him a reputation on the grime scene.
From the independent.co.uk
They could watch the grime accumulate on their homes and see the vegetation die.
From the time.com
Housewives in Des Moines could write their names in grime upon their table tops.
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It would attract so much grime that it had to be cleaned almost on a daily basis.
From the techcrunch.com
A photographer caught him on the road, his eyes tired, his face black with grime.
From the ocregister.com
Sometimes the paintings evoke the grime of cities whose burdens are overpowering.
From the time.com
It felt easy and refreshing, unlike the grime and sweat of weeding and digging.
From the theatlantic.com
The Bruins coach likes his players to be his sandpaper-rough partners in grime.
From the ocregister.com
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  • Grime is the third and final studio album album by Danish death metal band Iniquity released in 2001 before disbanding in 2004.
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  • (Grimes (surname)) Grimes is a surname, that is believed to be of a Scandinavian or Irish descent and may refer to: * John & Edward, Irish twins and music duo * Aoibhinn Grimes * Ashley Grimes * Barbara Grimes, a Chicago murder victim * Bryan Grimes, American Civil War Confederate major general ...
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  • Genre of music indigenous to the UK, performed by the likes of Dizzee Rascal. Mostly mid-tempo, stripped-down, minimal style of music comprising of beats and bass with simple rhythms
  • Dirt ingrained on the surface of something