grinding

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English gryndynge, equivalent to grind +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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grinding

  1. present participle and gerund of grind

Noun

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grinding (countable and uncountable, plural grindings)

  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. (manufacturing, repair) 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. (dance) 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. (roleplaying games, gaming) Repeatedly performing the same quest or similar in-game activity in order to amass points or wealth.
  5. (business, informal) The act of doing the daily grind.
    A: Hey Bob, how's it goin? B: Meh, I'm tired of grinding, man.

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Adjective

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grinding (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the act or 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.
    • 1983 April 16, John Kyper, “Cuba: A Little Sex, No Drugs, and Lotsa Rock 'n Roll”, in Gay Community News, page 8:
      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.
  3. (obsolete) Crushing; oppressive; overwhelming.

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