grinding
IPA: grˈaɪndɪŋ
noun
- The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles.
- (dance) A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together.
- (roleplaying games, gaming) Repeatedly performing the same quest or similar in-game activity in order to amass points or wealth.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding.
- Relentlessly taxing; burdensome; exacting to the point of exhaustion.
- (obsolete) Crushing; oppressive; overwhelming.
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Examples of "grinding" in Sentences
- Does it stop the grinding or just the pain
- The sound of the grinding of axes was deafening.
- The grinding wheel does not traverse the workpiece.
- The displacement of the Ladins was much more grinding and permanent.
- A water supply device moistens the grinding stone at the grinding zone.
- Internal grinding is used to grind the internal diameter of the workpiece.
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