grinding
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈɡraɪndɪŋ/
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triturado
- The grinding of the coffee beans produced a rich aroma that filled the kitchen.
- grindings for mulch
- wood grindings
Examples
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After the grinding, the flour was fine and ready for baking.
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There's a caustic solution that's used in the grinding process, but it's biodegradable, approved by the EPA, and it doesn't go into the watershed.
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Therefore, the number of hours for grinding was nearly twice the original estimate of 150.
Academic text (2000) -
There are traces of grinding on the disc, but it's not too bad.
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The major task begins at around 11 a.m. with grinding beans and continues until 2 or 3 a.m.
Academic text (2001) -
His main research contributions are in the area of grinding, especially the grinding of difficult-to-machine materials.
Academic text (2011) -
Ipa's aunt would perform the second grinding on the next stone, making the corn even finer.
Fiction book (1995) -
Roberts services four-layer houses and contracts out the grinding of the green waste at $4 per cubic yard.
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All the wood that's unfit for lumberyards is cut into sections, fed down this channel into the grinding machine.
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Still today, children are employed in labor-intensive and dusty tasks, such as grinding and polishing.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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4.6
A very small piece like a grain, for example of sugar or sand
A fine powder made by grinding or crushing something
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
A round wheel of rough material that you use to sharpen or shape metal
How Fine
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Grinding comes from the old English grindan meaning 'to crush' or 'to rub', and a grinder makes small pieces when it crushes food or metal. So 'grinding' can mean the little bits or powder left after you crush or rub something.