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   grinding

   /ˈɡrʌɪndɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a difficult situation) oppressive and seemingly without end: "grinding poverty"
   • 2. (of a sound or movement) harsh and grating: "the grinding roar of the lorries"

   noun

   • 1. the reduction of something to small particles or powder by crushing it: "the roasting and grinding of grain, usually barley, for use in brewing"
   • 2. the action of rubbing things together gratingly: "it's a question that has caused much grinding of teeth among scientists and medics over the last 50 years"

   Derivatives

   • 1. grindingly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • G

     2

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • D

     2

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • G

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