grind
verb (used with object)
to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet.
grindingly
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a word derived from
grind.
Example Sentences
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Director Jon Favreau’s film, which he wrote with Dave Filoni and Noah Kloor, features a grindingly simple plot that provides the weakest possible pretext to staple together a series of uninspired monster and droid fights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
It isn't a tactic that comes naturally to England's coaching staff, whose Premiership triumph with Leicester in 2022 came via grindingly accurate percentage rugby and a barrage of kicks.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2025
In some interviews, she spoke of working grindingly long hours and — like many domestic workers — being obliged by residency laws to live apart from her husband and children.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
Is the grindingly self-conscious realism of a movie like “The Whale” a more empathetic gesture or a crueler, uglier one?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
Could no one stop this turning wheel of the world, jar it grindingly to a standstill?
From Ghetto Tragedies by Israel Zangwill
