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grinding en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɡɹaɪnd.ɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English gryndynge. By surface analysis, grind + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) 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. (not-comparable) Relentlessly taxing; burdensome; exacting to the point of exhaustion.
    • A week of filled with grinding toil.
    • I saw none of the grinding poverty to which I had become inured, no beggars, no one passed out in the streets or homeless people forced to camp out in parks and doorways. 1983 April 16, John Kyper, “Cuba: A Little Sex, No Drugs, and Lotsa Rock 'n Roll”, in Gay Community News, page 8:
  3. (not-comparable, obsolete) Crushing; oppressive; overwhelming.

Deriveds

grindingly

grinding en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɡɹaɪnd.ɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English gryndynge. By surface analysis, grind + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, qualifier:repair, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, qualifier:roleplaying games, uncountable) 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.
  5. (countable, informal, uncountable) The act of doing the daily grind.
    • A: Hey Bob, how's it goin? B: Meh, I'm tired of grinding, man.

Forms

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grindings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

grinding wheel · grinding frame · hip-grinding · pregrinding · grinding stone · gerund-grinding · grinding gear · backgrinding · grinding machine · high grinding

Translations (9)

es perreo (a form of dance) · kix thāmthàu (the action of grinding or crushing into small particles) · es molienda (the action of grinding or crushing into small particles) · pt afã (repeating the same action in a videogame for experience) · fi jauhaminen (the action of grinding or crushing into small particles) · fr broyage (the action of grinding or crushing into small particles) · de grinden (repeating the same action in a videogame for experience) · fi murskaaminen (the action of grinding or crushing into small particles) · es trabajo pesado (repeating the same action in a videogame for experience)

grinding en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɡɹaɪnd.ɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English gryndynge. By surface analysis, grind + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of grind
    form of grind