Pronunciation spelling of grinding.

present participle of grind

The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles. / (dance) A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together.

Of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding. / Relentlessly taxing; burdensome; exacting to the point of exhaustion. / (obsolete) Crushing; oppressive; overwhelming.

plural of grinding

With a grinding sound or motion. / With tedious repetition; mechanically.

(UK, archaic) A cotton-spinning machine.

plural of grinding frame

A stone tool, used with a quern, to grind cereals

(often attributive) A sexual gyrating of the hips when dancing.