grind
verb (used with object)
to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet.
am grinding
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present progressiveof grind (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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About Davie I elaborately wrote last time, but still Davie is not done; I am grinding singly at The Ebb Tide, as we now call the Farallone; the most of it will go this mail.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) by Andrew Lang
I am grinding at lessons from morning to night, and when I come home this is the way you treat me.
From Great Uncle Hoot-Toot by Mrs. Molesworth
But I also know that I am grinding here in this devil's mill while every bad man makes sport and every good man weeps!
From The Redemption of David Corson by Charles Frederic Goss
Does that look as if I am grinding the poor?
From The Colossus A Novel by Opie Percival Read
"This evening, when I am grinding the corn at the quern I shall tell you the Unique Tale."
From The King of Ireland's Son by Padraic Colum
