All grinding synonyms
grind
G g adj grinding
- crumbling β to break into small fragments or crumbs.
- grating β a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- crunching β to crush with the teeth; chew with a crushing noise.
- shivering β to shake or tremble with cold, fear, excitement, etc.
- milling β a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
- scraping β an act or instance of scraping.
- rubbing β an act or instance of rubbing: an alcohol rub.
- crushing β A crushing defeat, burden, or disappointment is a very great or severe one.
- smashing β of, relating to, or constituting a great success: That composer has written many smash tunes.
- bone-crushing β powerful or constricting enough to crush one's bones: a bone-crushing handshake.
adjective grinding
- oppressive β burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.
- relentless β that does not relent; unyieldingly severe, strict, or harsh; unrelenting: a relentless enemy.
- unending β a bringing or coming to an end; termination; close: Putting away the Christmas ornaments marked the ending of the season.
- never-ending β having or likely to have no end: never-ending worry.
- eternal β Lasting or existing forever; without end or beginning.
- abrasive β Someone who has an abrasive manner is unkind and rude.
- disintegrating β Present participle of disintegrate.
- eroding β Present participle of erode.
- granulating β Present participle of granulate.
- earsplitting β ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- screeching β causing or uttering screeches: screeching bats.
- noisy β abounding in or full of noise: a noisy assembly hall.
- cacophonous β If you describe a mixture of sounds as cacophonous, you mean that they are loud and unpleasant.
noun grinding
- scourings β dirt or refuse removed by scouring.
- pulverization β to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
- attrition β Attrition is a process in which you steadily reduce the strength of an enemy by continually attacking them.
- rub β to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- chewing β Present participle of chew.
- rasp β to scrape or abrade with a rough instrument.
- trituration β the act of triturating.
- friction β surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- mastication β The process of chewing.