Defenition of the word grinding

• Defenition of the word grinding

  • The process of reducing an object to powder or small fragments.
  • a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
  • matter resulting from the process of grinding; "vegetable grindings clogged the drain"
  • the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
  • material resulting from the process of grinding

Synonyms for the word grinding

• • abrasion
  • attrition
  • detrition

Hypernyms for the word grinding

• • atom
  • corpuscle
  • friction
  • matter
  • molecule
  • mote
  • noise
  • particle
  • rubbing
  • speck
  • substance

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