grind
verb (used with object)
to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet.
will grind
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future tenseof grind.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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"Japan's economy approached the Iran war with solid momentum but we think that GDP growth will grind to a halt this quarter and next," he wrote in a note.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
Wilson signed off: “I think the U.S. equity market will grind higher for the rest of the year with intermittent bouts of volatility.”
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
Tides will now be lifting it up and down, and where it is touching the continental shelf, it will grind backwards and forwards, eroding the rock and ice.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2025
It added that “by limiting the scope” of what investigators can say in the interrogation room, “investigations will grind to a halt.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024
Once he gets here Morales will grind them out of him.
From The Dust of Conflict by Harold Bindloss
