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Meanings of grinding in English
Usage of grinding in English
1
Nevertheless, seven years of grinding war have taught Ahmad to be prepared.
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Just 10 companies account for two-thirds of global grinding, the report said.
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A particularly grinding shudder produced a long crashing, over to her right.
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In any case, she didn't seem to be grinding quite as hard.
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And all the time, of course, there is the ever-present, grinding cold.
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She was speaking again in her natural voice, stone grinding on stone.
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From the north end of the house came another grinding, crackling crash.
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Both experienced grinding austerity, but Ireland recovered and Greece continues to flounder.
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It came free of the swollen jamb with a brief grinding noise.
10
Salmon feed is based on fishmeal, produced by grinding up wild-caught fish.
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But we'll keep grinding away until we reach the largest possible audience.
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Across Lebanon, banks are closed and business is grinding to a halt.
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The red is due to the grinding up of mica and hornblende.
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The drift-clays are the result of the grinding up of granitic rocks.
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In the dull, grinding crash there is the sound of breaking bones.
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The grinding of stone and gears is unending as the works approach.
About this term
Frequent collocations
Grinding through the time
Grinding across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common