Definitions for grinding
grind·ing

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Grinding

   of Grind

2. Grinding

   from Grind

Matched Categories

1. • Noise
   • Particle

How to pronounce grinding?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say grinding in sign language?

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. Obert Gutu:

   ZANU-PF should be utterly ashamed of hosting an expensive birthday bash for their aging ruler whilst more than 90 percent of Zimbabweans are wallowing in grinding poverty caused by decades of Robert Mugabe's misrule and mismanagement of the economy, the money that is being budgeted for this ill-conceived birthday bash should actually be used to import maize to avert the impending starvation in Masvingo province and other parts of the country.

2. Tom Brady:

   I know Tampa Bay Buccaneers gear’s been Tampa Bay Buccaneers gear. I hope you’ve been enjoying the season so far. We’re grinding, getting ready to start the playoffs, but earlier you held up that sign that I helped you beat brain cancer. Well, listen, your fight, you’ve inspired so many people, including Tom Brady, but millions of others also. The The NFL and the Bucs look forward to sending deserving fans to the Super Bowl each year and fans that have incredible stories like the one you’ve had.

3. Justin Bour:

   Like the guys say, reserve your sorrow for Skaggs family, his wife, were going to keep grinding every day and playing hard and playing with a spirit.

4. Charlie Davies:

   For me, personally, it's unimaginable really, these five years, really just grinding it out. Things would go against me and there's a lot of tears and pain, but through it all I just continued to fight and stay with it and things have turned out for the best.

5. Paul Quantrill:

   The guys have been grinding, and they’ve taken some heat in the last weeks, and I thought today was awesome. There was a lot of quality at-bats. They stayed on ’em, with their foot on their necks, as a starting pitcher, there’s just nothing better, right?

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