grindingly
- adverb
- /ˈɡraɪndɪŋli/
:
de manera chirriante
- The old train moved grindingly along the rusty tracks, making everyone inside uneasy.
Examples
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The wheels turned grindingly as the cart struggled up the steep hill.
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The machine operated grindingly as it crushed the metal.
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He spoke grindingly, his voice rough from hours of shouting.
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The sound of the engine was grindingly loud.
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The machine operated grindingly as it crushed the metal, filling the air with a harsh sound.
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The wheels turned grindingly as the cart struggled up the steep hill, creating a bothersome noise.
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The old train moved grindingly along the rusty tracks, producing an unsettling grating sound.
Synonyms
13
1.0
In a loud, often unpleasant way
10
4.2
Using large, rough pieces rather than small ones
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8.2
In a harsh, rough voice that sounds unpleasant
In a way that makes a high, unpleasant sound like an old door or gate
In a way that rubs material off a surface
In a way that makes a loud crisp sound when chewed or crushed
In a rough, grainy way like sand on skin
Antonyms
How Harsh
Surface Forms
Morphology
grindingly = grinding (transparent) = grind + ing + ly
The adverbial form 'grindingly' is transparently derived from 'grinding' with the addition of the adverbial suffix '-ly'.
Etymology
Grindingly comes from the old English root grind, which means 'to crush' or 'rub', and you can see the same idea in the word grinder. So grindingly often describes a harsh, grating sound or action, like metal or stones rubbing together.