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    Use "grinding" in a sentence

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    grinding


    1. The glaciers descend, grinding up all rocks and mountains in their path, remineralizing the soil


    2. He sat and made stupid faces for a moment or two, as though manually grinding the gears in his head


    3. grinding pain that the equation must have balance


    4. Over those first grinding miles I fought against the bonds, twisting my arms and wrists against the tape, but all that I did was make the tape coil tighter and tighter so that it cut into my skin


    5. Shaking with every flak burst, grinding out every second,


    6. the grinding out of an ill-informed philosophy,


    7. Once the pattern of snoring and grinding teeth settled down in the next room, Kirk slipped out of the bed he shared with his little sister, pulled on a threadbare dressing gown two sizes too small for his arms, and crept downstairs


    8. Do not be surprised if you hear a grinding and a cracking noise as your head rotates


    9. There was a grinding sound and a series of clicks and then silence


    10. Once the pattern of snoring and grinding teeth settled down in

    11. when the sound of the grinding is low,


    12. I had the same grinding job the same seventeen miles away


    13. Grinding sawdust between the gears


    14. room was silent except for the grinding of Henri’s teeth


    15. could see into the dining room, where her mother’s hired help was grinding,


    16. " Bones grinding, he slowly raised his ruffled form


    17. The elf's body was thin, she could feel the bones of his arms grinding against her skin and could see -- even though masked by the flows and ripples of his cape -- that his body was nothing but skin and bone


    18. "I know a lot about you too, Destroyer," the elf replied, his voice the sound of grinding bones


    19. proprietor frequently exacts no other acknowledgment from the undertaker of the mine, but that he will grind the ore at his mill, paying him the ordinary multure or price of grinding


    20. Softly, the hooded figure spoke in elvish, then, possessed by a sudden madness, he slammed his staff down upon the demon, grinding the tip in the creature's body

    21. Then they charged children with stout sticks and from out of the bushes huge Buffer beasts with tusks gleaming and teeth grinding


    22. From his grinding teeth, she could see that he was planning a harsh punishment


    23. Nerissa heard him grinding something on a stone


    24. With the hermit busy grinding another batch of salve, Nerissa used a twig to write these


    25. For as much as iron is crushing and grinding everything else, so, like iron that shatters, will this kingdom crush and shatter even all these


    26. They were nearly to the other end of the spacious room when the Centurion awoke with a grinding hiss


    27. Edward watched as it drove away, grinding his teeth and clenching his fists


    28. Wood wastes without preliminary treatment (sawdust, chips) or after grinding (slips, hogged chips, wood wool) can be used as aggregates in building materials on the basis of mineral binders


    29. At positive temperature seasoning reduces to 1 months at conditions of subsequent grinding of wood into chips


    30. Lately, when I heard the servants grinding grain for bread, it was another reminder of the things I missed

    31. Some of the women and I shared our grinding, and now we have flour for a few more days


    32. street and grinding their skirts on the speed


    33. Empress of the Office, where she spent most mornings on the red willow love seat that faces my desk, raising her regal head only at unfamiliar sounds: in winter, the heavy snow sliding off the metal roof and crashing to the deck below, startling us both; in early spring, the northern flickers trying in vain to pluck insulation for their nests from the roof vents; a heavy summer rain; the grinding noise of the propane truck making its first delivery in fall


    34. Let’s test this deception, he thought, grinding his teeth here


    35. With Alex, the relationship seemed to be either grinding up a long hill or plunging perilously toward the depths of despair


    36. Grinding machinery and yelling workers from neighboring buildings penetrated the walls


    37. “You see, I am a painter by training, and as such, am quite skilled at grinding mineral powders to create my paints


    38. A grinding noise reverberated through the floor


    39. I still denying it and rightly so! It was not me who did the grinding


    40. Grinding his teeth in agitation, Grey contemplated his fate, his anger quickly building

    41. There was a grinding noise and the center block slid toward her


    42. “Holy Jesus!” I stated through tightly clenched teeth, grinding my jaws as she did something again


    43. Stanley grunted, handing the map back and grinding his teeth


    44. The sound of grinding gears sparked off a memory for Betty


    45. “One hot-dog coming up,” he said, grinding his hips into her butt


    46. He watched without their benefit, grinding his teeth against the overpowering surging of fresh blood reawakening his flesh


    47. He was grinding his teeth


    48. There was a grinding sound and he stopped abruptly


    49. The old mill's grinding stone had been restored


    50. The dust was hard to produce and the grinding stone was smoking with the friction and the heat














































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    Synonyms for "grinding"

    grinding abrasion attrition detrition

    "grinding" definitions

    material resulting from the process of grinding


    a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)


    the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice