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单词 grinding
释义 grinding
I. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from grinden to grind + -ing — more at grind
: an act or the sound of one that grinds
II. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of grind (I)
1. : used in or suitable for grinding
 < the grinding teeth >
 < a good grade of white grinding corn >
2. of pain
 a. : extremely severe and wearing : excruciating, agonizing
 b. : of the type characteristic of the early stages of labor
3. : burdensome and oppressive
 < grinding poverty >
 < a grinding suspicion >
especially : extortionate
 < grinding levies and excessive taxes >
4.
 a. of sound : harsh and strident
  < a gritty grinding voice >
  < a bird with a peculiar grinding call >
 b. : characterized or accompanied by a grinding sound
  < worn grinding gears >
grindingly adverb
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