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Definition of grinding : 1. from Grind.
2. The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock; soil of all kinds, including gravel, clay, loam, and the like; sometimes, soil favorable to the growth of plants; the visible surface of the globe; the ground; as, loose earth; rich earth.

Synonyms:

pulverizing, wearing away, corrasion, unspeakable, broken, utter, comminutive, rhythmic, disintegrating, utterly, eroding, shivering, contriteness, excruciating, bone-crushing, milling, powdering, cracking, attrition, scratch, splintering, excoriation, chopping, contrition, crushing, reducing to dust, scrape, downright, hopelessly, staccato, triturative, thorough, granulating, crunching, sadly, smashing, crumbling, such as it is, inaudible, detrition, sorry, two-tone, fricative

rasping, resisting, abrading, chafing, harassing, aggravating, irritating, grating, disturbing, scraping, fretting, scrubbing, wearing, rubbing

friction, abrasion, resistance

glazing, evening, slicking, leveling, sanding, planing, flattening, polishing, glossing, burnishing, smoothing

harsh, arduous, onerous, demanding, difficult, troublesome, ticklish, strenuous, trying, adverse, wearying, burdensome, cumbersome, tricky, complex, uphill, complicated, oppressive, toilsome, bothersome, rough, cantankerous, thorny, finicky, wearisome, hard, knotty, formidable, tough, fussy, stressful, contrary, rugged, tight, severe, laborious

Usage examples:

• He thought over his capabilities with the sensations of a soldier grinding his sword at the opening of a campaign. - "Desperate Remedies", Thomas Hardy.
• She leaned a little more forward, carried away with her fancy- that the shrill grinding of the pebbles was indeed the scream of human voices in pain! - "Jeanne of the Marshes", E. Phillips Oppenheim.
• There is nothing like it; long work, grinding weary work, work without pay, hopeless work; but work in which the worker trusts himself, believing it to be good. - "Orley Farm", Anthony Trollope.