grit
noun
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
are gritting
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present progressiveof grit.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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Ira Kay, who formerly directed Watson Wyatt's compensation practice and has now opened his own consultancy, said clients "are gritting their teeth and making the change" from big companies like Towers Watson, Hewitt and Mercer.
From Reuters ● Mar. 10, 2010
But this time no swarming migration from the dust bowl has developed; most farmers are gritting the dust between their teeth, grimly plowing their land deep with soil-saving techniques and praying for rain.
From Time Magazine Archive
