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grinding

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verb

present participle of grind
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as in gritting
to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound everyone in the car winced when the driver ground the gears trying to shift into second

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as in sharpening
to make sharp or sharper better grind down that ax before you even think about trying to cut down that tree

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as in scratching
to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface ground the rock against the stone wall

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Recent Examples of grinding
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In a slow, grinding 3-2 Leafs win, Matthews carried the offensive load with a goal, a primary assist and flashes of dominant play reminiscent of his games last season. Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 Grindstones are thick disks of stone — often sandstone — used for grinding, sharpening, or polishing metal objects, or for milling grains into flour. Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025 Stardom is not entirely comfortable for Scott, who spent the first fifteen years of his career grinding it out in semi-obscurity as a struggling actor in Los Angeles. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025 Andy Reid isn’t going to change his grinding approach, putting points at a premium. Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025 One that requires trimming and grinding the meat, prepping the produce, then filling, wrapping, and pinching every single dumpling quickly and efficiently. Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025 Israel’s grinding offensive in Gaza has killed more than 45,000 Palestinians, local health officials say. Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024 By the turn of this century, the world could come to a grinding halt if alternate sources of energy that meet our energy demand are not commercially available. Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 22 Dec. 2024 Horny freshman guys must give consent too, random curly-haired grinding girl! Emma Specter, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grinding
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  • Helped by the transaxle layout, the massive power gains, and sublime styling inside and out, the Vantage also requires less of the sacrifices dictated by low-slung mid-engine supercars that demand constant vigilance to avoid scraping on speed bumps, rough canyon roads, or driveways.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
  • The scraping sensations shouldn't be painful but may feel slightly uncomfortable.
    Carley Millhone, Health, 27 Dec. 2024
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  • Even ketchup, tomato juice, or spaghetti sauce can do the trick in polishing copper.
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Some edits and modifications were implemented with the goal of polishing Shakespeare’s language to fit more contemporary voices, trimming down lengthy plots, and adapting 16th-century plays to 17th-century London’s smaller theaters.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • But that’s just scratching the surface – addressing only the symptoms of the underlying challenges and only addressing them at the end of the SDLC process.
    Jeremy Vaughan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Similar to a sheet pan, whole meals can be built in a Dutch oven, scratching that same itch for convenience and less clean up.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Trump’s public personality is as abrasive as Reagan’s was genial, as vindictive as Reagan’s was magnanimous.
    Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Miller is a hypercompetitive guy who can be abrasive and isn’t afraid to push those around him hard.
    Chris Johnston, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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  • There are also situations in the e-filing context, in which a tax professional fails to e-file a return unbeknownst to the taxpayer, that courts have recently found reasonable cause.
    Andy Weiner, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • And this craziness involves the incident with the boat captain at Haulover marina, the incident with the social media influencer, mysteriously filing for divorce and and then withdrawing the petition, the house fire, trolling fans after the Houston loss, among other things.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
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  • The crowd was so excited that the plexiglass behind us was pounding.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Prepare for fast, heart-pounding action and brutal competition in this multiplayer game.
    Dana Feldman, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Fireworks, something that once filled me with excitement and joy as a child, now felt jarring and wrong.
    Edward Buckles Jr., TIME, 7 Jan. 2025
  • According to Arquette, those jarring moments could happen to anyone of us, at any time.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In the clubhouse, smoothing the path for Shohei Ohtani.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Powered by nourishing shea butter and jojoba oil, this silicone-free formula hydrates, softens, and enhances shine while smoothing unruly hair.
    Erin Parker, Allure, 27 Dec. 2024

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“Grinding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grinding. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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