(of a difficult situation) oppressive and seemingly without end
grinding poverty
(of a sound or movement) harsh and grating
the grinding roar of the lorries
the reduction of something to small particles or powder by crushing it
the roasting and grinding of grain, usually barley, for use in brewing
crush it and add it to the honey with a grinding of pepper and salt
the action of rubbing things together gratingly
it's a question that has caused much grinding of teeth among scientists and medics over the last 50 years
(of a dancer) gyrate the hips erotically
there were sweaty bodies everywhere bumping and grinding to the music