grinding

Meanings

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.

Synonyms

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

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