grinding
(noun) a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
grinding
(noun) material resulting from the process of grinding; “vegetable grindings clogged the drain”
grinding, abrasion, attrition, detrition
(noun) the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
Source: WordNet® 3.1
grinding
present participle of grind
grinding (plural grindings)
The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles.
(dance) A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together.
(online gaming) Repeatedly performing the same quest or similar in-game activity in order to amass points or wealth.
grinding (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding.
Hard and tedious.
• dringing
Source: Wiktionary
Grind"ing, a. & n.
Definition: from Grind. Grinding frame, an English name for a cotton spinning machine.
– Grinding mill. (a) A mill for grinding grain. (b) A lapidary's lathe.
Grind, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ground; p. pr. & vb. n. Grinding.] Etym: [AS. grindan; perh. akin to L. frendere to gnash, grind. Cf. Grist.]
1. To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the action of millstones. Take the millstones, and grind meal. Is. xivii. 2.
2. To wear down, polish, or sharpen, by friction; to make smooth, sharp, or pointed; to whet, as a knife or drill; to rub against one another, as teeth, etc.
3. To oppress by severe exactions; to harass. To grind the subject or defraud the prince. Dryden.
4. To study hard for examination. [College Slang]
Grind, v. i.
1. To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn the millstones. Send thee Into the common prison, there to grind. Milton.
2. To become ground or pulverized by friction; as, this corn grinds well.
3. To become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge.
4. To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
5. To perform hard aud distasteful service; to drudge; to study hard, as for an examination. Farrar.
Grind, n.
1. The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
2. Any severe continuous work or occupation; esp., hard and uninteresting study. [Colloq.] T. Hughes.
3. A hard student; a dig. [College Slang]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 February 2025
(noun) a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; “he writes stories for the magazines”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
