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Grammar : Verb
Spell : greyd
Phonetic Transcription : greɪd



Definition of grading

Origin :
  • 1650s, "to arrange in grades," from grade (n.). Related: Graded; grading.
  • verb evaluate, rank
Example sentences :
  • The method of grading emery will be described in the chapter on glass-grinding.
  • Extract from : « On Laboratory Arts » by Richard Threlfall
  • The grading was done to a very large extent by manual labor.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the First Trans-Continental Railroad » by W. F. Bailey.
  • On the other hand, we had already obtained a scale of our own for grading success.
  • Extract from : « A Labrador Doctor » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
  • The right of way is assured, the grading is done, the rails are laid.
  • Extract from : « Problems of Expansion » by Whitelaw Reid
  • The grading and organization of the rural school is haphazard and faulty.
  • Extract from : « New Ideals in Rural Schools » by George Herbert Betts
  • The foreman replied: "Yes, there is some grading to be done."
  • Extract from : « A Son of the Middle Border » by Hamlin Garland
  • There would be no grading required, and not a single curve would be necessary.
  • Extract from : « The Fiend's Delight » by Dod Grile
  • Engineers had to accompany both the grading gangs and the rail gangs.
  • Extract from : « The U.P. Trail » by Zane Grey
  • This timing and grading are done for us by our bodies without our having to attend to it.
  • Extract from : « Physiology » by Ernest G. Martin
  • Have you ever tried the experiment of sorting and grading the nuts you gather?
  • Extract from : « The Library of Work and Play: Outdoor Work » by Mary Rogers Miller

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