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    Grind·ing
    /ˈɡrīndiNG/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a difficult situation) oppressive and seemingly without end: "grinding poverty"
    • 2. (of a sound or motion) harsh and grating: "the group's grinding, ear-splitting guitar"

    noun

    • 1. the reduction of something to small particles or powder by crushing it: "the roasting and grinding of grain, usually barley, for use in brewing"
    • 2. the action of rubbing things together gratingly: "it's a question that has caused much grinding of teeth among scientists and medics over the last 50 years"
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  3. Grind definition: to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet. See examples of GRIND used in a sentence.

  4. 2 days ago · 2 meanings: 1. never getting better, changing, or ending 2. → See to come to a grinding halt.... Click for more definitions.

  5. grind something in The dirt on her hands was ground in. rub together [intransitive, transitive] to rub together, or to make hard objects rub together, often producing an unpleasant noise. grind (together) Parts of the machine were grinding together noisily. grind something (together) She grinds her teeth when she is asleep. He ground the gears ...

  6. Definition of grinding adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. 1 day ago · grinding in British English. (ˈɡraɪndɪŋ ) adjective. 1. never getting better, changing, or ending. Their grandfather had left his village in order to escape the grinding poverty. the grinding difficulty of getting to the stadium. grinding tedium. 2.

  8. grinding: 1 n a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears) Type of: noise sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) n the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice Synonyms: abrasion , attrition , detrition Type of: friction , rubbing the resistance encountered when one body is ...

  9. grinding meaning, definition, what is grinding: very difficult and unpleasant, and never...: Learn more.

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