grinding

Plural: grindings

Noun

• material resulting from the process of grinding
  • "vegetable grindings clogged the drain"
• a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
• the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
• The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles; the sound of this action.
• The action of grinding a workpiece to change its size, shape, and surface finish.
• A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together.
• Repeatedly performing the same quest or similar in-game activity in order to amass points or wealth.
• The act of doing the daily grind.

Verb

• press or grind with a crushing noise
• make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
• work hard
• dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
• reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
• created by grinding
• shape or form by grinding
• present participle and gerund of grind

Adj

• Of or pertaining to the act or gratingly sound of grinding.
• Relentlessly taxing; burdensome; exacting to the point of exhaustion.
• Crushing; oppressive; overwhelming.

Examples

• A week of filled with grinding toil.
• A: Hey Bob, how's it goin? B: Meh, I'm tired of grinding, man.
• Grinding sometimes involves tight tolerances on the order of a few microns.
• I really hate the grinding to get that 1% chance item.
• No grinding is allowed on the dance floor at the junior prom: it isn't age-appropriate.
• Ominous creakings and grindings came from the innards of the machine.
• The meeting came to a grinding halt when the two sides could not agree.

Synonyms

abrasion, attrition, bray, comminute, cranch, craunch, crunch, detrition, dig, drudge, fag, grate, grind, labor, labour, mash, moil, toil, travail

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