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US
/ˈɡɹɛmɫən/
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[ UK /ɡɹˈɛmlɪn/ ]
[ UK /ɡɹˈɛmlɪn/ ]
NOUN
- (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
How To Use gremlin In A Sentence
- What is more risky, a live orchestra playing wrong notes or a gremlin getting into the electronics?
- But printer's gremlins don't harm a masterpiece.
- [T] here are newcomer projects and new films by established directors - these include Joe Dante (e.g. Gremlins), Jorge Gaggero (Live-In Maid), Wang Chao (Luxury Car; The Orphan of Anyang) or Clément Virgo (Berlinale 2006: Lie With Me), as well as all-round talents such as Sarah Polley. GreenCine Daily: Berlinale. Jury, Panorama, Co-Production Market.
- When Anthony Overfield rides his motorcycle, he carries two passengers on board: so-called gremlin bells. The Power of Lucky Charms
- Her gremlin is her twin self, who talks to her in the second person, tells her to play it safe and not stick out from the crowd. Writing
- Last night, the Situation and company — all vulgar human muppets with no real skills and an ungodly orange glow — went right back to being harbingers of the apocalypse as they alternately got trashed, bitched about each other and freaked out over Angelina replacement Deena, a hard-partying "gremlin lookalike" per Ronnie's evaluation who just so happens to be besties with Snooki. Watercooler: More Trash Washed Up on the Jersey Shore
- As he demonstrated in his two Gremlins movies and Small Soldiers, Joe Dante is a master of that niche market, the horror movie for the whole family. The Hole 3D
- The microphones went dead as if the technical gremlins had struck again.
- The South African ironed out the gremlins in his game - especially his service and return-of-serve - although he had to battle to gain the upperhand in the second set.
- I know that gremlins get into projects, even mine, but these errors should have been cleaned up.