1
: one that is grungy
2
: rock music incorporating elements of punk rock and heavy metal
also
: the untidy fashions typical of fans of grunge
grunger
noun
ˈgrən-jər
Examples of grunge in a Sentence
I'm a fan of grunge.
I cleared the grunge out of the drains.
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They were joined by Mike McCready of Pearl Jam and Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains, creating a one-night-only grunge mega supergroup.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025
Soundgarden Soundgarden are widely considered one of the great pioneers of grunge.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
Sui’s designs can best be described as sitting at the intersection between the femme and the grunge, and Old Navy is Americana-coded through and through.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
With the birth of the grunge movement, flannels became a fashion statement.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025
Soundgarden Soundgarden are widely considered one of the great pioneers of grunge.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
Sui’s designs can best be described as sitting at the intersection between the femme and the grunge, and Old Navy is Americana-coded through and through.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
With the birth of the grunge movement, flannels became a fashion statement.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for grunge
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“Grunge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grunge. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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