

Middle English, "fierce, savage, terrifying, repellent, violent, severe," going back to Old English grimm "fierce, savage, harsh, severe," going back to Germanic *grimma-, from earlier *gremma- (whence also Old Frisian grim, grem "fierce, severe, frightening," Old Saxon grimm "fierce, hostile, severe," Old High German grim, grimmi, Old Norse grimmr), adjective derivative from the base of *grimman- "to rage" (whence Old English & Old Saxon grimman "to rage," Old High German grimmen), probably going back to *ghrem-ne-, nasal present from an Indo-European verbal base *ghrem- "roar, rage," whence Avestan graməṇt- "raging," Greek chremetízein "to neigh, whinny," chrémisan "(they) neighed" with zero-grade ablaut Old Church Slavic vŭzgrĭmě "thundered, roared," Lithuanian grumiù, grumė́ti "to roar, thunder" with o-grade ablaut Germanic *gram- (whence Old English, Old Saxon & Old High German gram "angry, hostile, fierce," Old Norse gramr "anger," Old English gremman, gremian "to anger, enrage," Old High German gremmen, Old Norse gremja, Gothic gramjan), Old Church Slavic gromŭ "thunder," Greek chrómos, chrómē (Hesychius) "kind of noise, snorting, neighing," chrómados "grinding of jaws" (cf.

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'grim.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2022 But survey data show everyday people have a grim economic outlook, which many investors take as a warning of strained personal finances ahead. 2022 Ezekiel’s prospects in the Triple H era continue to be grim.Īlfred Konuwa, Forbes, 9 Aug. New York Times, 15 July 2022 As droughts continue in the US and in Europe, a new report shows just how dangerously high temperatures could increase over the next 30 years, and reveals a grim outlook for much of the country. 2022 Woods, often grim and tight-lipped after poor performances, was expansive and forthcoming on Friday. 2022 As a result, billions of people the world over were staring down a grim and unsafe future, in which the world’s largest per-capita emitter would ignore scientists’ calls for a rapid shift off oil, gas, and coal.Īlleen Brown, The New Republic, 4 Aug.

2022 Among the other actors set to join the family’s grim and gloomy world are Gwendoline Christie, Jamie McShane and Percy Hynes White.Īlexandra Del Rosariostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug.

2022 But in recent years, the character has been depicted almost exclusively in one light: dark, grim and dangerous. Recent Examples on the Web Still, there's an ambiguity at its heart that foregrounds the struggles of Claire and Luke, whose investment in what may or may not exist in the spirit realm is fueled by the grim realities waiting for them outside.
