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Synonyms for grinding
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : grahynd |
| Phonetic Transcription : graɪnd |
Top 10 synonyms for grinding
Définition of grinding
Origin :- past participle adjective from grind (v.). Meaning "oppressive" is from 1580s. The verbal noun is from mid-14c.
- adj abrasive
- He produced the model of an ingenious contrivance for grinding corn.
- Extract from : « Biographical Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- His dreams were all of escape from this grinding, harsh farm.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- "It is my evil genius," muttered Gawtrey, grinding his teeth.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- After that grinding, terrible cry, the stillness of the night was unstirred.
- Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
- The door slid into its wall pocket with a sound of grinding glass.
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
- The grinding of wheels of the moving train was plainly heard.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- There was a grinding, smashing sound, and the car lost speed.
- Extract from : « Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout » by Victor Appleton
- All his horror is in that fearful, slow, grinding upheaval of the single coil.
- Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume II (of V) » by John Ruskin
- Why, the mill-stones wear away with rot more than with grinding corn.
- Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
- The horse has formed them for nipping, and his hind teeth for grinding.
- Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
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