grind
verb (used with object)
to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet.
has been grinding
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present perfect progressiveof grind (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The U.S. jobs market, meanwhile, has been grinding along with little hiring and little firing, but with signs of an increasingly tough backdrop for college graduates.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026
For more than three decades Williams has been grinding it out on the road and filling arenas, holding nothing back verbally and physically regardless of audience size.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2024
For almost a decade a civil war has been grinding on in Yemen, pushing the Arab world’s poorest country to the brink of collapse.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2023
Megan Koester has been grinding in the L.A. comedy scene for several years — “I absolutely do not make a living doing comedy,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
He has been grinding corn near Stockton, and has now food enough for another journey.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 by Various
