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- Dictionarygrind·ing/ˈɡrīndiNG/
adjective
- 1. (of a difficult situation) oppressive and seemingly without end: "grinding poverty"
- 2. (of a sound or motion) harsh and grating: "the group's grinding, ear-splitting guitar"
noun
- 1. the reduction of something to small particles or powder by crushing it: "the roasting and grinding of grain, usually barley, for use in brewing"
- 2. the action of rubbing things together gratingly: "it's a question that has caused much grinding of teeth among scientists and medics over the last 50 years"
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