grinding
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈɡraɪndɪŋ/
- Specialized
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abrasión
- rock grinding
- grinding process
Examples
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The crash of the grinding stone made him stop and turn.
Fiction book (1995) -
That's bone on bone, it is the grinding of the joints.
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The grinder also has a dust suppression system that sprays water before, during, and after the grinding process.
Academic text (2001) -
One of the little-known benefits of mustachianism is reduced stress, which results in reduced teeth grinding, which results in better, longer-lived teeth.
Blog text (19) -
By fusing the joint, the pain is eliminated as well because the painful grinding of deteriorated bone and cartilage against each other no longer occurs.
Academic text (2002) -
Looking at the bustling human activity, the viewer can almost hear the moving freight carts, the rushing water that powers the wheels, the grinding millstones, and workers shouting back and forth.
Academic text (2002) -
They show that at same time a stone was being pounded with stone hammers, which created these trough- like depressions, the grinding and polishing was taking place on the other end of the stone.
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The grinding of the rocks shaped the landscape over thousands of years.
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As the glacier moved, the grinding of ice against stone created deep valleys.
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The constant grinding of water against the cliffs has worn them down significantly.
Synonyms
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3.7
The gradual wearing away of land, rock, and other materials by forces such as water or wind
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6.0
The wearing down of rock by wind, water or ice
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7.4
Slow wearing away of a surface by rubbing or natural forces
The wearing away of rock by sand and small stones carried by wind, water, or ice
Slow loss of a surface by water, wind, or rubbing
A slow wearing away of a surface when something rubs it
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
A round wheel of rough material that you use to sharpen or shape metal
How Fine
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7.6
- US
- Specialized
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5.1
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6.0
224
1.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Grinding comes from an old English word grindan meaning 'to crush' or 'to rub', the same idea behind a grinder machine. So the meaning about wind or water wearing down rocks is like slow rubbing that crushes and smooths them.