ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GRIM
Old English grimm; related to Old Norse grimmr, Old High German grimm savage, Greek khremizein to neigh.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRIM»
The term «grim» is very widely used and occupies the
14.774 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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10 QUOTES WITH «GRIM»
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grim.
I don't think estates are grim places.
So many people are walking around looking so grim all the time. I just never understand why.
When I was first introduced to Buddhism in a high school World Studies class, I dismissed it out of hand. This was during the hedonistic days of the late '60s, and this spiritual path seemed so grim with its concern about attachment and, apparently, anti-pleasure.
I was sent to boarding school - a grim place. The only good thing the headmaster did for us was every Sunday evening in the winter he would show us films in the chapel. He couldn't afford a sound projector, so we saw silent films, which you could then still rent from photographic shops.
Depression has been called the world's number one public health problem. In fact, depression is so widespread it is considered the common cold of psychiatric disturbances. But there is a grim difference between depression and a cold. Depression can kill you.
And by the way, I wanted to point out that Kindred is not science fiction. You'll note there's no science in it. It's a kind of grim fantasy.
I make no conscious effort to be tough, or hard-boiled, or grim, or any of the things I am usually called.
I never deviated from my grim determination to someday have all the money I needed and wanted.
I have a grim outlook on the world, and in particular on humanity. Spent years denying it, but I am very misanthropic. And I live alone on a mountain for a reason.
We were the only black family in an estate with 1,000 white families. Liverpool being quite racist in the Sixties, it was a bit grim growing up.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRIM»
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grim in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Inspired by classic fairy tales, but with a dark and sinister twist, Grim contains short stories from some of the best voices in young adult literature today: Ellen Hopkins Amanda Hocking Julie Kagawa Claudia Gray Rachel Hawkins Kimberly ...
Christine Johnson, Ellen Hopkins, Julie Kagawa, 2014
With Grim, the terrifically talented Anna Waggener delves into the place where myth becomes reality, where family can distort you as easily as it cares for you, where death and eternity meet.
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A Series of Unfortunate Events #11: The
Grim Grotto
Warning: Your day will become very dark - and possibly damp - if you read this book. Plan to spend this spring in hiding. Lemony Snicket is back with the eleventh book in his New York Times bestselling A Series of Unfortunate Events.
A compelling collection of poems, fiction, letters, historical documents, essays, and narrations from a wide variety of writers, including: Vladimir Nabokov- John Ashbery- Samuel Beckett Adam Smith- Simone de Beauvoir- Grace Paley Giovanni ...
Maura Spiegel, Richard Tristman, 2010
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The Keys to the Kingdom #2:
Grim Tuesday
Arthur Penhaligon's magical adventures continue as he faces a new grave danger -- in the form of an enemy named Grim Tuesday. More amazing fantasy from best-selling author Garth Nix.
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The Secret of
Grim Hill
This suspenseful tale pits typical teens against diabolical fairies and their powerful spells in a Halloween showdown.
Linda DeMeulemeester, 2007
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The Incomplete Universe: Totality, Knowledge, and Truth
The Incomplete Universe includes detailed work on the liar paradox and recent attempts at solution, Kaplan and Montague's paradox of the knower, the Godel theorems and related incompleteness phenomena, and new forms of Cantorian argument.
May 1195, and Sir John de Wolfe is faced with a strange series of serial murders, which begins with the suffocation of a Jewish money-lender and proceeds through that of a London harlot, a dissolute priest and a burgess suspected of abusing ...
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Embrace the
Grim Reaper: A
Grim Reaper Mystery
Casey Maldonado’s life is over—at least as she knows it.
Retellings of eight well-known fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault, and Hans Christian Andersen tell the story of "Snow White" from the stepmother's view, explains a giant's need to eat human bones, and more. Reprint.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRIM»
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grim is used in the context of the following news items.
The grim reaper approaches for Windows Server 2003
Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 has its Windows XP moment coming very soon, and that's bad news for IT leaders who have been dragging ... «Computerworld, Jul 15»
BC Camplight - "Grim Cinema" (video) (premiere)
A wonderfully manic album, its Todd Rundgren-like ambition and energy is mirrored very well in the track “Grim Cinema”, which has just been ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
Ashes 2015: Wretched record makes it look grim for Australia
Ashes 2015: Wretched record makes it look grim for Australia. Jubilation: England's players are ecstatic after winning the First Test in Cardiff. «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
Editorial: An epidemic's grim reminders
Three more deaths in the last couple of weeks in Greenfield are being attributed to heroin overdoses. These latest deaths prompted Linda ... «The Recorder, Jul 15»
Teens at the wheel learn how to not become a grim statistic
Miti Mareddy, 17, of Millard learns how to turn out of a skid during the Driving Skills for Life training program at Manheim Omaha. Previous Next. «Omaha World-Herald, Jul 15»
Police Hunt Grim Reaper Who Caused Havoc With Oversized …
Police in Spain are hunting for the driver of this gigantic combine harvester - which destroyed everything in its path as it navigated a narrow ... «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
Lake Erie algae forecast is grim
SCHAEFER: The updated forecast for this year's algae bloom in western Lake Erie is grim. NOAA scientist Rick Stumpf says the bloom will ... «Great Lakes Echo, Jul 15»
GRIM PRISONS
THE situation in the Prison Service has become so “grim” that consideration is being given for it to receive assistance from officers of the Police ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»
1968 Report On Segregation: 'Grim Prophecy'
That law, Kennedy wrote, "must play an important part in avoiding the Kerner Commission's grim prophecy that '[o]ur Nation is moving toward ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
Analysis: Grim reality and a little hope after cop's death
NEW ORLEANS – The man's shoulders drooped and he shook his head when told why the TV cameras and reporters had amassed outside ... «Monroe News Star, Jul 15»
