grinding Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun material resulting from the process of grinding
- vegetable grindings clogged the drain
noun a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
noun the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
abrasion; detrition; attrition.
verb press or grind with a crushing noise
crunch; grind; cranch; craunch.
verb make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
grate; grind.
- grate one's teeth in anger
verb work hard
moil; travail; dig; grind; labour; drudge; toil; labor; fag.
- She was digging away at her math homework
- Lexicographers drudge all day long
verb dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
grind.
verb reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
crunch; bray; mash; comminute; grind.
- grind the spices in a mortar
- mash the garlic
verb created by grinding
grind.
- grind designs into the glass bowl
verb shape or form by grinding
grind.
- grind lenses for glasses and cameras