Definition of
grinding has definitions from the field of physics
1
[ noun ] matter resulting from the process of grinding

Examples

"vegetable grindings clogged the drain"

Used in print

(Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)

The large amount of vegetable grindings from the grocery_store in the shopping_center created a suspended solids problem .

Related terms

substance grind

2
[ noun ] a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)

Related terms

noise grate

3
[ noun ] (physics) the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

Synonyms

attrition detrition abrasion

Related terms

friction abrade

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

G R AY1 N D IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

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