Definitions
Grinding - as a noun
Material resulting from the process of grinding
Example: "Vegetable grindings clogged the drain"
A harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
The wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
Grinding - as a verb
To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
To shape with the force of friction.
Example: "Grind a lens; grind an axe"
To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
Example: "Steel grinds to a sharp edge."
To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
To oppress, hold down or weaken.
To rotate the hips erotically.
To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.
To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.
To operate by turning a crank.
Example: "To grind an organ"
To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.
To automatically format and indent code.
To instill through repetitive teaching.
Example: "Grinding lessons into students' heads does not motivate them to learn."
To eat.
Example: "Eh, brah, let's go grind."
To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.
To annoy or irritate (a person); to grind one's gears.
Grinding - as an adjective
Of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding.
Example: "The meeting came to a grinding halt when the two sides could not agree."
Hard and tedious.
Example: "A week filled with grinding toil"
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Word Game Points
GRINDING has a SCRABBLE points total of 11.
GRINDING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 15.
GRINDING has a WORDFEUD points total of 13.
