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grinding
noun
(grind-ing)
the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
Synonyms:
abrasion
,
attrition
,
detrition
,
grinding
noun
(grind-ing)
a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
grinding
noun
(grind-ing)
material resulting from the process of grinding
Examples:
Vegetable grindings clogged the drain.
Words Related to
grinding
!
abrasion
,
attrition
,
detrition
,
crushing
,
milling
,
polishing
,
squeaking
,
shredding
,
honing
,
stifling
,
moulding
,
overwhelming
,
casting
,
iteration
,
grinded
,
sawing
,
rolling
,
lathing
,
pounding
,
pulverizing
,
scraping
,
churning
,
chewing
,
mashing
,
digging
,
cranking
,
tamping
,
chamfering
,
spinning
,
banging
,
thwacking
,
clanking
,
husking
,
chopping
,
abrading
,
sanding
,
bumping
,
chugging
,
sieving
,
compacting
,
chipping
,
inlaying
,
machining
,
piling
,
sintered
,
fettling
,
spooling
,
baling
,
gnawing
,
puling
,
clawing
,
plowing
,
hammering
,
flouring
,
roasting
,
squeezing
,
hauling
,
blasting
,
oiling
,
clacking
,
grating
,
truing
,
masticating
,
tenderizing
,
uncurling
,
screeching
,
clenching
,
rewinding
,
beveling
,
curdling
,
burring
,
slogging
,
kneading
,
extruding
,
stringing
,
juddering
,
plodding
,
rubbing
,
corrugating
,
powdering
,
slicing
,
whacking
,
threshing
,
roughening
,
jouncing
,
whipping
,
pumping
,
sharpening
,
lurching
,
macerating
,
pummeling
,
thrummed
,
lubricated
,
leaching
,
hilling
,
granulating
,
steaming
,
tuning
,
backbreaking
,
sucking
,
grinding
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