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to come to a grinding halt

to come to a grind halt
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too kuhm too ey grahynd hawlt]
    • /tu kʌm tu eɪ graɪnd hɔlt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too kuhm too ey grahynd hawlt]
    • /tu kʌm tu eɪ graɪnd hɔlt/

Definitions of to come to a grinding halt words

  • phrase to come to a grinding halt If you say that something comes to a grinding halt, you are emphasizing that it stops very suddenly, especially before it was meant to. 0
  • noun to come to a grinding halt to stop very suddenly and emphatically 0
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Parts of speech for To come to a grinding halt

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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to come to a grinding halt popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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