grinding

grind  (grnd)

v. ground (ground), grind·ing, grinds

v.tr.

1.

a. To crush, pulverize, or reduce to powder by friction, especially by rubbing between two hard surfaces: grind wheat into flour.

b. To shape, sharpen, or refine with friction: grind a lens.

2. To rub (two surfaces) together harshly; gnash: grind the teeth.

3. To bear down on harshly; crush.

4. To oppress or weaken gradually: "Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law" (Oliver Goldsmith).

5.

a. To operate by turning a crank: ground a hurdy-gurdy.

b. To produce or process by turning a crank: grinding a pound of beef.

6. To produce mechanically or without inspiration: The factory grinds out a uniform product.

7. To instill or teach by persistent repetition: ground the truth into their heads.

v.intr.

1. To perform the operation of grinding something.

2. To become crushed, pulverized, or powdered by friction.

3. To move with noisy friction; grate: a train grinding along rusty rails.

4. Informal To devote oneself to study or work: grinding for a test; grinding away at housework.

5. Slang To rotate the pelvis erotically, as in the manner of a stripteaser.

n.

1. The act of grinding.

2. A crunching or grinding noise.

3. A specific grade or degree of pulverization, as of coffee beans: drip grind.

4. Informal A laborious task, routine, or study: the daily grind.

5. Informal A student who works or studies excessively.

6. Slang An erotic rotation of the pelvis.

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[Middle English grinden, from Old English grindan; see ghrendh- in Indo-European roots.]

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grinding·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grinding - material resulting from the process of grinding; "vegetable grindings clogged the drain" corpuscle, mote, particle, speck, molecule, atom - (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
	2.	grinding - a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears) noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
	3.	grinding - the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice attrition, detrition, abrasion rubbing, friction - the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

Translations

grinding [ˈgraɪndɪŋ]

A. ADJ

1. grinding sound → rechinamiento m
to come to a grinding halt [vehicle, traffic] → detenerse en seco; [work, progress] → llegar a un punto muerto, estancarse

2. grinding poverty → miseria f (absoluta)

B. N [of coffee] → molienda f; [of stone] → pulverización f; [of knife] → afilado m

grinding [ˈgraɪndɪŋ] adj

[poverty, difficulty] → écrasant(e)

to come to a grinding halt → s'arrêter net

grinding

adj

(= grating) noise → knirschend; to come to a grinding halt (lit, fig) → völlig zum Stillstand kommen; (vehicle) → plötzlich stehen bleiben; to bring something to a grinding halt (lit, fig) → etw völlig zum Stillstand bringen

(= relentless) poverty → (er)drückend; tedium, work → zermürbend

grinding [ˈgraɪndɪŋ] adj (sound) → stridente (fig) (poverty) → opprimente

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grinding [ˈgraɪndɪŋ] adj (sound) → stridente (fig) (poverty) → opprimente