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Definition of
grinding adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
grinding
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈɡraɪndɪŋ
/
/
[
only before noun
]
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(
of a difficult situation
)
that never ends or improves
grinding poverty
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grinding
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grind
verb
come to a grinding halt
bring something to a grinding halt
Idioms
come to a grinding halt
bring something to a grinding halt
Nearby words
grind down
phrasal verb
grinder
noun
grinding
adjective
grind on
phrasal verb
grind out
phrasal verb