grinding
Definitions
Noun
- 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
Verb
- Press or grind with a crushing noise
- Make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
- Work hard
- Dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
- Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
- Created by grinding
- Shape or form by grinding
Fragment
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Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "grinding".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | existing | 3 | 60 |
| 2 | governing | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | glancing | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | granting | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | glittering | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | glinting | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | grappling | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | agonizing | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | exhausting | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | exacting | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | gossiping | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | grasping | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | grounding | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | grunting | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | augmenting | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | exalting | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | exhorting | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | galloping | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | giggling | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | glimmering | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | exulting | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | garbling | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | garnering | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | gerberding | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | gobbling | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | grafting | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | gramling | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | groening | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | grueling | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | gurgling | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | guzzling | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "grinding".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | riding | 2 | 45 |
| 2 | ringing | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | guiding | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | winding | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | grinning | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | raining | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | reminding | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | rinsing | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | grounding | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | ridding | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | raiding | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | ruining | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | gindin | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | ridling | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | ridings | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | rending | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | reining | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | minding | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | grundig | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | grondin | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "grinding" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "grinding" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "grinding" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | scenario | 4 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "grinding".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 10
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 31
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
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