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GRINDING

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• GRINDING (noun)
The noun GRINDING has 3 senses:

1. matter resulting from the process of grinding
2. a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
3. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

Familiarity information: GRINDING used as a noun is uncommon.

• GRINDING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Matter resulting from the process of grinding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Context example:

vegetable grindings clogged the drain

Hypernyms ("grinding" is a kind of...):

matter; substance (that which has mass and occupies space)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("grinding" is a kind of...):

noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))

Sense 3

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Meaning:

The wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

attrition; detrition; abrasion; grinding

Hypernyms ("grinding" is a kind of...):

friction; rubbing (the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another)

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