grinding G₂R₁I₁N₁D₂I₁N₁G₂

Noun 4 meanings

1. The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles; the sound of this action.

   “Ominous creakings and grindings came from the innards of the machine.”

2. The action of grinding a workpiece to change its size, shape, and surface finish.

   “Grinding sometimes involves tight tolerances on the order of a few microns.”

3. A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together.

   “No grinding is allowed on the dance floor at the junior prom: it isn't age-appropriate.”

4. Repeatedly performing the same quest or similar in-game activity in order to amass points or wealth.

   “I really hate the grinding to get that 1% chance item.”

Adjective 2 meanings

1. Of or pertaining to the act or gratingly sound of grinding.

   “The meeting came to a grinding halt when the two sides could not agree.”

2. Relentlessly taxing; burdensome; exacting to the point of exhaustion.

   “A week of filled with grinding toil.”

• BEING₈
• GOING₇
• SOMETHING₁₅
• DURING₈
• THING₉
• DOING₇
• HAVING₁₃
• GETTING₉
• LOOKING₁₂
• ANYTHING₁₅
• NOTHING₁₁
• EVERYTHING₂₀

• GRINNING₁₀
• GRIDDING₁₂