Etymology

grinding

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Today it means: The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles; the sound of this action. Full definition →

Middle English gryndynge
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromgryndynge
  2. English todaygrinding

Inherited from Middle English gryndynge. By surface analysis, grind + -ing.

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