grinding

Meanings

Noun

• material resulting from the process of grinding
  • "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

Verb

• press or grind with a crushing noise
• make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
• work hard
• dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
• reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
• created by grinding
• shape or form by grinding

Synonyms

abrasion, attrition, bray, comminute, cranch, craunch, crunch, detrition, dig, drudge, fag, grate, grind, labor, labour, mash, moil, toil, travail