grinding English

Meaning grinding meaning

What does grinding mean?

grinding

— noun a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)

— noun material resulting from the process of grinding vegetable grindings clogged the drain

— noun the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

Synonyms grinding synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as grinding?

grinding English » English

crushing

pounding

milling

rubbing

crunching

polishing

abrasion

pulverising

grating

detrition

destroying

creaking

bruising

attrition

trituration

sharpening

pulverization

polish

breaking

wire grinding

wearing away

wear

tripsis

trampling down

tormenting

studying

splitting

smoothing

shriek

seat grinding

scrapping

rubbing together

reseat

reducing to powder

pulverizing

pressing

pestle

pesting

oppressive

milling pulverization

lapping finish

lapping

lapped finishing

lap

husking

hulling

grist

grind on

grind

grating of the teeth

Topics grinding topics

What do people use grinding to talk about?

Person Sense, perceive Hear

Types of sounds

• What words refer to the sound of two things rubbing against each other?
  scrape creak squeak screech grinding squeal rasp

Daily life Food Food preparation Steps in food preparation

Grind flour

• What tools are used to grind flour?
  mill flourmill grind stone millstone grinder grinding mill flour sack