Synonyms for grinding
grind·ing

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1. grindingnoun

   material resulting from the process of grinding

   "vegetable grindings clogged the drain"

   Synonyms:
   attrition, abrasion, detrition

2. grindingnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   attrition, abrasion, detrition

3. grinding, abrasion, attrition, detritionnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   excoriation, corrasion, contriteness, rubbing, detrition, contrition, scratch, attrition, friction, abrasion, scrape

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1. grindingadjective

   Synonyms:
   abradant

2. grindingnoun

   Synonyms:
   pulverization, trituration, crushing, levigation

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1. List of paraphrases for "grinding":

   milling, shredding, crushing, polishing, squeaking

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1. Tiger Woods:

   Well, it's just fighting it out and grinding it out, but I still say that it's important to miss the ball in the correct spots.

2. Steve Warren:

   This was a methodical and often times grinding movement from the south to the north, it took the friendly forces several weeks to be able to break through.

3. Englishman Willett:

   A little bit scrappy but grinding out quite nicely, marc's score today is a fantastic round of golf.

4. John Klingberg:

   It’s a tough way to lose, obviously, it was a grinding game, it always is when we play these guys. They were able to find a way there to come out with two points, so it’s disappointing.

5. Cameron Tringale:

   I’ve been out here a long time. I have n’t won, but I love competing, and I just want to see if I can keep beating guys, sunday they give the trophies away, but you’re really out there grinding and you’re playing against yourself. But it’s just fun to see how I can match up when I ’m playing well and even when I ’m not, just how to manage that and get the most out of each week.