grinding

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English gryndynge. By surface analysis, grind + -ing.

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