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Definitions for Grinding
grind·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. grindingnoun

    material resulting from the process of grinding

    "vegetable grindings clogged the drain"

  2. grindingnoun

    a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)

  3. grinding, abrasion, attrition, detritionnoun

    the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

Wiktionary

  1. grindingnoun

    The action of grinding or crushing into small particles.

  2. grindingnoun

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

  3. grindingnoun

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

  4. grindingadjective

    Of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding.

ChatGPT

  1. grinding

    Grinding is a process that involves removing material by using an abrasive tool or substance. This action is usually carried out on hard surfaces to reduce its size, shape it, or remove unwanted areas. Despite its most common usage is in machining and manufacturing, it can also refer to crushing or pulverizing a substance or even to prosaic actions like chewing food. In some contexts, it may refer to repetitive, strenuous, and time-consuming work.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Grinding

    of Grind

  2. Grinding

    from Grind

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Grinding in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Grinding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Grinding in a Sentence

  1. Graeme McDowell:

    The golf course is firm and fast and really tricky and better for guys like me and Jim Furyk, rather than the usual Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroys that play well around Firestone, it really requires a lot of grinding.

  2. Chis Paul:

    I told him I heard about his story and that grind is unbelievable, i told him, ‘Much respect.’ I mean, 10 years grinding in the G League, to finally get an opportunity and to play like that, it’s pretty special.

  3. Steve Warren:

    This was a methodical and often times grinding movement from the south to the north, it took the friendly forces several weeks to be able to break through.

  4. Scott Servais:

    He’s been probably one of our most consistent at-bats here over the last week or so, just grinding through it, obviously, his niche is killing the lefties. He usually stays right on left-handed pitching, and he was right there again tonight.

  5. Stephen Innes:

    The OPEC induced oil rally has come to a grinding halt in the wake of the bearish to consensus API inventory swell, further OPEC cuts are unlikely the cure-all medicine. But by the numbers, the magnitude of the expected oversupply in 2020 is thought to be well within OPEC's ability to manage.

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